Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Manchester United: Spurs earn boss Ange Postecoglou first Premier League win

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By Phil McNultyChief shot writer astatine Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Last updated connected 2 minutes ago.From the conception Premier League

Tottenham secured their archetypal triumph nether the absorption of Ange Postecoglou and successful the post-Harry Kane epoch with a thrilling and deserved triumph implicit Manchester United.

There were pre-match demonstrations against president Daniel Levy and owners ENIC, but Postecoglou was fixed a thunderous reception and erstwhile the enactment got nether mode Spurs responded with a vivid objection of the attacking benignant that is the Australian's trademark.

Spurs and United created chances passim a sometimes chaotic brushwood earlier the deadlock was breached by Pape Matar Sarr's goal, drilled precocious into the nett from adjacent scope 4 minutes aft the interval.

In a crippled of galore chances, Spurs sealed the triumph successful beforehand of the ecstatic location enactment aft 83 minutes erstwhile Ivan Perisic's transverse took a interaction disconnected Ben Davies earlier going successful via Lisandro Martinez.

The location broadside deed the woodwork doubly successful the archetypal fractional done Pedro Porro and Luke Shaw's deflection, portion Antony deed the upright for United, caller Spurs keeper Guglielmo Vicario saved superbly from Casemiro and Bruno Fernandes someway headed wide of an unfastened extremity successful the archetypal half.

Both sides besides had punishment appeals turned down erstwhile Cristian Romero handled and past erstwhile the Spurs defender appeared to beryllium bundled to the crushed by Martinez astatine the different end, but yet it was Spurs' greater attacking intent that made the difference.

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Tottenham Hotspur

Squad number13Player nameVicario
Squad number23Player namePorro
Squad number17Player nameRomero
Squad number37Player namevan de Ven
Squad number38Player nameUdogie
Squad number29Player nameSarr
Squad number8Player nameBissouma
Squad number21Player nameKulusevski
Squad number10Player nameMaddison
Squad number7Player nameSon Heung-min
Squad number9Player nameRicharlison

Squad number5Player nameHøjbjerg
Squad number12Player nameEmerson Royal
Squad number14Player namePerisic
Squad number27Player nameSolomon
Squad number33Player nameDavies

Manchester United

Squad number24Player nameOnana
Squad number29Player nameWan-Bissaka
Squad number19Player nameVarane
Squad number6Player nameLi Martínez
Squad number23Player nameShaw
Squad number18Player nameCasemiro
Squad number7Player nameMount
Squad number21Player nameAntony
Squad number8Player nameBruno Fernandes
Squad number49Player nameGarnacho
Squad number10Player nameRashford

Squad number9Player nameMartial
Squad number14Player nameEriksen
Squad number20Player nameDiogo Dalot
Squad number25Player nameSancho
Squad number28Player namePellistri

Line-ups

Tottenham

Formation 4-2-3-1

13Vicario
23PorroSubstituted forEmerson Royalat 88'minutes
17Romero
37van de Ven
38UdogieBooked astatine 63minsSubstituted forDaviesat 70'minutes
29SarrSubstituted forHøjbjergat 76'minutes
8Bissouma
21KulusevskiSubstituted forSolomonat 88'minutes
10Maddison
7Son Heung-min
9RicharlisonSubstituted forPerisicat 70'minutes

Substitutes

4Skipp
5Højbjerg
6D Sánchez
12Emerson Royal
14Perisic
18Lo Celso
20Forster
27Solomon
33Davies

Man Utd

Formation 4-2-3-1

24Onana
29Wan-BissakaBooked astatine 33minsSubstituted forDalotat 66'minutes
19Varane
6Li Martínez
23Shaw
18Casemiro
7MountSubstituted forPellistriat 85'minutes
21AntonyBooked astatine 38minsSubstituted forEriksenat 66'minutes
8Bruno FernandesBooked astatine 39mins
49GarnachoSubstituted forSanchoat 66'minutes
10RashfordSubstituted forMartialat 85'minutes

Substitutes

2Lindelöf
9Martial
14Eriksen
20Dalot
25Sancho
26Henderson
28Pellistri
39McTominay
40Vítek

Referee:Michael Oliver

Attendance:61,910

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Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 2, Manchester United 0.
Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 2, Manchester United 0.
Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is conscionable a spot excessively precocious from a nonstop escaped kick.
Foul by Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur).
Facundo Pellistri (Manchester United) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Offside, Manchester United. Christian Eriksen tries a done ball, but Raphaël Varane is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Casemiro (Manchester United) header from the centre of the container is blocked. Assisted by Luke Shaw with a cross.
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Ben Davies.
Attempt blocked. Casemiro (Manchester United) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container is blocked. Assisted by Luke Shaw.
Attempt blocked. Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is blocked.
Attempt blocked. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) close footed changeable from the centre of the container is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Perisic.
Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is saved successful the apical centre of the goal. Assisted by Lisandro Martínez.
Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Facundo Pellistri (Manchester United).
Offside, Manchester United. Bruno Fernandes tries a done ball, but Casemiro is caught offside.
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Emerson Royal replaces Pedro Porro.
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Manor Solomon replaces Dejan Kulusevski.
Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Martial.
Substitution, Manchester United. Anthony Martial replaces Marcus Rashford.
Substitution, Manchester United. Facundo Pellistri replaces Mason Mount.

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