EPL: Tottenham grab a 2-0 win over Manchester United
Despite the sale of talisman and club-record scorer Harry Kane to Bayern Munich on the eve of the new season, Tottenham have started the campaign positively with four points from their opening two games against Brentford and Manchester United.
Tottenham Hotspur grabbed their first win in this Premier League season following a 2-0 victory over Manchester United today, August 19.
Both sides were denied by the woodwork in a free-flowing contest and United’s Bruno Fernandes wasted a glorious opportunity, but Postecoglou’s Tottenham deserved the three points for a vibrant second-half display.
After a lively first half, Pape Matar Sarr put Spurs ahead in the 49th minute after Dejan Kulusevski made a good run down the right and broke into the area. The Swede’s low cross was deflected into the path of Sarr, who slotted it into the roof of the net from close range.
United nearly responded immediately; Antony hit the post with a left-footed curler at the other end and Tottenham goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario made a diving one-handed save to keep out a header from Casemiro after a free kick into the box in the 56th.
The goalkeeper made another save to deny Bruno Fernandes, and Son Heung-min had a shot blocked at the other end after a well-worked passing move by Spurs.
After the tempo settled down a bit, Spurs doubled their lead with a bit of fortune. Substitute Ivan Perisic sent a low cross into the area toward Ben Davies, who couldn’t make clean contact as he tried to send a shot on goal, but the ball instead deflected in off Martinez.
This is also the first EPL win for Tottenham’s new manager, Ange Postecoglou. The team was held to an entertaining 2-2 draw at Brentford last weekend.
