Manchester United beat Antonio Conte’s Tottenham Hotspur 2:0 after outplaying them in the entire 90 minutes as Cristiano Ronaldo helplessly watched from the bench.
On Wednesday night, Manchester United hosted Tottenham in a Premier League match at Old Trafford.
Before the game, Manchester United and Newcastle were obliged to share a point each on Sunday. Fortunately for coach Erik ten Hag and his boys, United impressively won all three points against Spurs on Wednesday.
Tottenham came to Old Trafford following three straight victories over Everton, Eintracht Frankfurt, and Brighton.
In this titanic Premier League match, Manchester United dominated Tottenham in the first half, with Erik ten Hag’s team also dominating their opponents at the break in shots 19 to 5.
Early in the second half, Fred scored United’s game-winning goal after a massive deflection off a Tottenham player.
Sancho sent the ball to Fred in front of the box as United advanced. A Tottenham player deflected Fred’s shot significantly, and it eventually rolled into the goal.
With a commanding lead, United relaxed and that began to dial back the pace of the contest.
Being aware of the threat posed by Spurs’ potential for a counterattack, they fought valiantly to maintain possession of the ball.
De Gea sprinted out to block Harry Kane’s excellent close-range opportunity, and United immediately went on the offensive.
Before Bruno Fernandes could take a shot that was beautifully curved over Lloris and into the far corner, Fred’s attempt was stopped.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s amazing hat-trick during Tottenham’s previous visit to Old Trafford earned him the title of all-time leading goal scorer with 806 goals for club and country.
This season was on the line as the North London club traveled to Old Trafford and faced Antonio Conte.
After the scoreless draw with Newcastle, Erik ten Hag stated that United needed to be more clinical, but Antonio Conte, the visiting team’s manager, is known for taking a practical approach, and the visitors have only allowed 10 goals in the Premier League this season.
With the benefit of playing at home, United hoped to defeat Tottenham, but they were again without Anthony Martial, who was sidelined with a back injury incurred on October 9 against Everton.
Interestingly, after participating in Tuesday afternoon’s practice, Christian Eriksen and Cristiano Ronaldo were left on the bench throughout the game.
Despite the victory, Manchester United are still one point behind Chelsea, who drew their game against Brentford on Wednesday night.
With 23 points, Tottenham Hotspur are tie on third place with Manchester City, who last weekend fell to Liverpool.
What next for Manchester United and Erik ten Hag?
The match between Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United and Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on October 22, 2022, will be one of the new manager’s biggest tests of the year.
The Red Devils defeated a formidable North London opponent on Wednesday night by displaying seriousness and tenacity.
Will they perform similarly against a different London team with whom they have had a longstanding rivalry since the days of Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho?
This time, both teams’ managers are new, and there have been some player changes in addition to the addition of some fresh faces to the Premier League.
