Manchester United received Tottenham at Old Trafford for the shock of this 12th day of the Premier League. Fifth before this meeting, the Red Devils had the opportunity to approach the top 4 in the event of a misstep by Chelsea, on the move to Brentford. The Spurs, meanwhile, could chain a fourth success in all competitions and put pressure on Manchester City, whose meeting against leaders Arsenal has been postponed (due to the C3 match against PSV Gunners scheduled for Thursday evening in London).
If the start of the meeting was very lively between the two formations, the Mancunians seemed to be the most dangerous through Antony, countered by Lloris (7th) before finding the post of the Frenchie (10th). Manchester United continued to attack but neither Rashford (21st), nor B. Fernandes (23rd), nor even Shaw (24th) managed to deceive the 2018 world champion, who was happy to see Casemiro’s heavy strike graze his wood (29th). Kane was finally at the origin of the real first opportunity for Spurs before the break, repelled by De Gea (45th).
MU more effective after the break
Returning from the locker room, Erik ten Hag’s men finally found the fault in the last London wall: Fred’s flat foot strike, countered by Davies, took Lloris the wrong way (1-0, 47th) and allowed locals to unblock the mark almost a minute after the start of the second act. Antonio Conte’s squad tried to react in the Mancunian lair but found very few solutions in the opposing camp. Entering on his right foot, Perisic found Kane, nevertheless offside at the start of the action, at the far post but once again lost his duel against the Spanish goalkeeper (68th).
If Rashford was not far from making the break in the wake of the opener (49th), it was finally Fernandes who found the way to the net with a curl in one touch to double the bet (2-0 , 69th) and concretize the ascendancy of the Red Devils in front of their public. After having eliminated Lloris with a nice feint, the Portuguese playmaker could even afford a double if his initial position was not illicit (81st). Final score: 2-0. In the standings, Manchester United is one point behind the Blues, whom they will face in London this Saturday afternoon. Tottenham remain 3rd and miss the opportunity to pass in front of City before receiving Newcastle, winner of Everton earlier in the evening.
