By Agency Report
Tottenham Hotspur’s Brennan Johnson, Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke got on the scoresheet in a 3-0 victory over sloppy 10-man Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday as the visitors ran roughshod over the bedraggled Old Trafford side.
It is the second consecutive loss at home for the Red Devils after they were also thrashed 3-0 by Liverpool.
Ange Postecoglou’s Spurs climbed to eighth in the table on 10 points after six games, while beleaguered United, who saw captain Bruno Fernandes sent off in the 42nd minute for a high challenge on James Maddison, are 12th with seven points in a loss that will again raise questions about manager Erik ten Hag.
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“I thought it was an outstanding performance,” said Postecoglou. “We started the game well, scored a great goal and probably should have had two or three. The pressure then overwhelms them and they get the red card. After that I thought we controlled the game well.
“Just an outstanding effort from all the lads.”
Tottenham went ahead in the third minute when defender Micky van de Ven carried the ball over half the length of the pitch before playing a low centre across the six-yard box for the wide open Johnson to tap in for his fourth goal in four games.
“Eleven v 11, or 11 v 10, we completely dominated the game,” Johnson said. “We had a clear game plan and we did exactly what we wanted to do.”
Spurs continued to run circles around United on a nightmare evening for Dutchman Ten Hag in rainy Manchester.
“To concede a goal after two or three minutes like that, it did something to our belief,” he said. “Totally unnecessary.
“This is not good enough. We have to accept this and get better. Focus on the next game and do things better than we did today.”
Palmer scores haul for Chelsea
Meanwhile, Chelsea’s Cole Palmer scored four first-half goals, including a stunning long-range free kick and a penalty, in a breathless 4-2 Premier League victory over Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday.
Goalkeeping errors at both ends, high defensive lines and speedy counter-attacks contributed to a thrilling encounter with Brighton’s French forward Georginio Rutter putting the visitors ahead in the seventh minute before 22-year-old Palmer’s 11-minute hat-trick.
Carlos Baleba pulled a goal back for Brighton in the 32nd minute after a second error from former Brighton keeper Robert Sanchez, before Palmer made it four shortly before halftime from a perfectly weighted Jadon Sancho assist.
The rampant Palmer, who also hit the post in the first half, became the first player to score four goals in the first half of a Premier League match and he should have added a fifth in the second half but put the ball wide with only keeper Bart Verbruggen to beat.
The result lifted Chelsea to third in the table and ended Brighton’s unbeaten start to the season.
