Man United vs. Tottenham final score: Superb Spurs batter 10-man Red Devils as pressure mounts on Erik ten Hag

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Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag faces more questions on his future after his side were brushed aside as Tottenham stormed to a 3-0 Premier League win at Old Trafford.

The Red Devils were second best throughout as Ange Postecoglou's visitors showed ruthlessness and attacking verve in Manchester to secure just their third EPL win of the campaign.

Spurs' speed off the mark was the running theme in Manchester as Brennan Johnson slid Spurs in front after just three minutes.

Man United vs. Tottenham final score

 Final ScoreGoalscorers
Man United0-
Tottenham3Johnson, Kulusevski, Solanke

Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester
Referee: Chris Kavanagh (UK)

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Confirmed lineups:

Man United (4-2-3-1): 24. Andre Onana (GK) — 3. Noussair Mazraoui, 4. Matthijs de Ligt, 6. Lisandro Martinez, 20. Diogo Dalot — 37. Kobbie Mainoo (Mount, 44, Diallo, 85), 25, Manuel Ugarte (Eriksen, 74) — 10. Marcus Rashford (Hojlund, 74), 8. Bruno Fernandes, 17. Alejandro Garnacho — 11. Joshua Zirkzee (Casemiro, 45).

Tottenham (4-3-3): 1. Guglielmo Vicario (GK) — 23, Pedro Porro, 17. Cristian Romero, 37. Micky van de Ven (Dragusin, 81), 12. Destiny Udogie (Spence, 45) — 21. Dejan Kulusevski, 30. Rodrigo Betancur, 10, James Maddison (Moore, 77) — 22. Brennan Johnson (Sarr, 77), 19. Dominic Solanke, 16. Timo Werner (Bergvall, 77).

Bruno Fernandes' controversial red card just before half-time caused anger amongst the home fans but the overall home performance did not deserve anything more than a resounding defeat.

Tottenham were quick out of the traps again for the second half as Johnson teed up Dejan Kulusevski to volley home his first league goal of the season.

As the rain pelted down, United did show some fight late on, before Dominic Solanke poked home the clincher, to send the travelling Spurs support wild.

Ten Hag will be feeling the heat again in the coming days, but United have another quick turnaround, as they head to Porto in midweek UEFA Europa League action.

Man United vs. Tottenham stats

Man UnitedStatTottenham
11Shots24
2Shots on target10
1.05Expected goals3.83
38%Possession62%
385Passes636
5Corners3
16Fouls14
5Yellow cards3
1Offsides0

Man United vs. Tottenham live updates, highlights, and commentary

FULL TIME: MAN UNITED 3-0 TOTTENHAM

Ruthless from Tottenham against a rudderless Man United as Postecoglou claims a huge win in Manchester. Johnson's early goal set the tone for the visitors as the hosts struggled to cope with Spurs' speed and invention throughout.

Fernandes' controversial first-half red card made their task harder, but Spurs dominated either side of his dismissal, with Kulusevski's clever goal doubling Tottenham's advantage, as Solanke sealed the victory late on.

90 mins: Six minutes added on here as the rain starts to pour and ten Hag cuts an isolated figure on the touchline. Solanke races on to a long ball over the top, but Onana sticks out a leg to block, and Sarr heads the rebound wide.

85 mins: Mount cannot continue and Amad Diallo is on.

81 mins: Final change for Tottenham as Dragusin comes on for van de Ven for the final stages. Mount is down with a head injury.

78 mins: GAME...SET....MATCH TO SPURS...3-0!

An instant impact from the substitutes, Bergvall's corner is flicked on by Sarr, and Solanke stabs home from a yard out!

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77 mins: A chance almost falls for Maddison in the United box but he's blocked off. Triple change for Spurs as Johnson, Werner and Maddison are off, with Bergvall, Sarr and 17-year-old Mikey Moore on.

74 mins: Double change from United as Hojlund and former Spurs star Eriksen come on for Ugarte and Rashford. Porro goes into the referee's notebook for dragging back Garnacho's run down the United left.

71 mins: Werner flies forward for Spurs and bullets a cross straight into Onana's arms. Martinez then loops a cross into the Tottenham box and Casemiro fires an effort across Vicario's goal.

66 mins: United are beginning to show some signs of life as Garnacho drives forward and is blocked off by two defenders. Play switches down to the other end, and Ugarte barges Kulusevski over, to collect the hosts fifth yellow card of the day.

62 mins: A half-chance for United with successive corners. A cross lands at Martinez's feet inside the box but he stabs wide.

60 mins: It should be 3-0 to Spurs....Kulusevski's pass splits the United defence and Werner is bravely thwarted by Onana - who then throws himself at the feet of Solanke for a double save.

56 mins: Martinez - who was lucky not to be sent off at Palace last weekend - dives in on Maddison and picks up a yellow card.

53 mins: The United defence watch on as Porro tiptoes into the box and prods an effort at Onana. Substitute Djed Spence is booked for Spurs.

48 mins: 2-0 TOTTENHAM....WHAT A START TO THE SECOND HALF!

Spurs have repeated the trick with another blistering start. Martinez misses a tackle on half-way, Johnson is away in behind, his dinked cross sits up nicely for the onrushing Kulusevski to acrobatically volley past Onana!

His first Premier League goal of the season.

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46 mins: BACK UNDERWAY!

Zirkzee is replaced by Casemiro for United at the break.

HALF TIME: MAN UNITED 0-1 TOTTENHAM

A wild first half here in Manchester as the hosts trail to Johnson's early goal at Old Trafford. Spurs have dominated the first 45 minutes and United have a mountain to climb following Fernandes' controversial red card for a foul on Maddison.

44 mins: Ten Hag has opted to bring Mainoo off following Fernandes' red card with Mason Mount on. Johnson is booked for delaying a United free-kick.

Fernandes' replacement Mount is now cautioned by Kavanagh!

41 mins: BRUNO FERNANDES IS SENT OFF!

WOW....Fernandes catches Maddison late and Chris Kavanagh brandishes a red card!

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38 mins: OFF THE POST FROM GARNACHO!

A little warning from United as Rashford swings in a deep cross from the left and Garnacho's spectacular volley clips the outside of Vicario's post.

Spurs then spring the United offside trap and Werner races away, but he blinks, and Onana rushes out to clear. Dalot is then booked for a pull back on Kulusevski - both of United's full-backs are now on yellow cards.

37 mins: Postecoglou will be delighted with what he's seen from Tottenham so far at Old Trafford.

33 mins: Spurs are constantly finding space in front of the United box as Udogie's drive is deflected behind for a corner by Matthijs de Ligt - Romero volleys the recycled cross just wide.

Maztzoui is the first booking of the day as he dives in late on Udogie.

30 mins: Spurs are working overtime to keep United penned back in their defensive third with the hosts struggling to break out as Maddison drives one straight at Onana.

27 mins: Superb defending from Noussair Mazraoui to slide in and clear Johnson's fizzed cross with Werner lurking at the back post.

22 mins: United's best chance so far...

Kobbie Mainoo raids into the box and squares for Zirkzee but his poked effort is straight at Vicario! Udogie is back on the pitch after being injured in the build-up to that Johnson chance.

20 mins: JOHNSON OFF THE POST!

So close to Goal No.2 for Johnson and Spurs! Destiny Udogie pounces on another United error and sprints clear down the left, he slips in Dejan Kulusevski, on to Johnson - but his low bullet comes back off the post!

19 mins: Spurs are bossing the key stats so far, with an xG of 1.28, compared to United absolute zero so far.

14 mins: Rashford again looks to raid up the left-hand side for United, but his ball into Joshua Zirkzee is a poor one, and easily gathered by Vicario.

9 mins: Rashford chases a long ball forward from Andre Onana and forces a near post save from Guglielmo Vicario - but a late offside flag flashes up against the United forward.

Spurs then work a shooting angle inside the hosts box and Onana dashes out to make the block from James Maddison.

3 mins: BRENNAN JOHNSON PUTS TOTTENHAM IN FRONT AT OLD TRAFFORD!!

WHAT START FROM SPURS!

Micky van de Ven does brilliantly to cut out a loose pass on the half-way line, he storms forward all the way into the United box, and the Dutchman's cut back is steered home by the in-form Johnson.

A third goal in four games for the Wales international!

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KICK-OFF: MAN UNITED VS. TOTTENHAM

5 mins to KO: Postecoglou confirms it was a close call over Son's fitness, made at the last minute, but he is confident Werner can seize his chance at Old Trafford.

20 mins to KO: The incoming weeks will be pivotal to ten Hag's future at Man United but he remains positive over the situation.

After today, they head to Porto in the Europa League, before a final game before the international break, away at rivals Aston Villa on October 6.

45 mins to KO: The Rashford recall is a major play by ten Hag - will it work out for the United boss?

1 hour to KO: TEAM NEWS IS IN...NO SON FOR SPURS!

That pre-game update has now been confirmed with Tottenham captain Son ruled out!

Cristian Romero takes the armband in his absence, with Postecoglou making just one change from last weekend's 3-1 win over Brentford as Timo Werner comes in for Son.

Two changes for United from their 0-0 stalemate at Crystal Palace last weekend as Christian Eriksen and Amad Diallo drop to the bench and Marcus Rashford and Manuel Ugarte start.

1 hour and 30 mins to KO: Tottenham captain Son Heung-min has four goals in his last seven EPL games against United but the South Korean has reportedly failed a late fitness test.

Confirmed team news is expected very soon...

1 hour and 45 mins to KO: Tottenham will be confident of causing some problems for United today and Spurs have a strong recent EPL record at Old Trafford.

Postecoglou secured a 2-2 draw here last season and they have won twice in Manchester since 2018.

2 hours to KO: Welcome along to The Sporting News' live coverage of Man United's Premier League showdown with Tottenham as both teams look for a morale-boosting win.

Man United vs. Tottenham kick off time

This Premier League match kicks off in Manchester, UK at 4:30 p.m. local time.

Here's how that time translates across some of the world's major territories:

 DateKickoff time
USASun, Sep. 2911:30 a.m. ET
CanadaSun, Sep. 2911:30 a.m. ET
UKSun, Sep. 294:30 p.m. BST
AustraliaMon, Sep. 301:30 a.m. AEST
IndiaSun, Sep. 299:00 p.m. IST

Man United vs. Tottenham lineups

The Red Devils are still without injured quartet Luke Shaw, Victor Lindelof, Tyrell Malacia and new signing Lenny Yoro. Shaw and Lindelof are expected to be back in October, but Malacia and Yoro are set to remain sidelined for a longer period.

Marcus Rashford's return is a big call from Erik ten Hag as summer signing Manuel Ugarte makes his first EPL start.

Man United XI (4-2-3-1): Onana (GK) — Mazraoui, De Ligt, Martinez, Dalot — Mainoo, Ugarte — Rashford, Fernandes, Garnacho — Zirkzee.

Man United subs: TBC

Ange Postecoglou perseveres with James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski as part of a midfield pivot alongside Rodrigo Bentancur.

Son Heung-min's absence means a first EPL start of the season for Timo Werner.

Tottenham XI (4-3-3): Vicario (GK) — Porro, Romero, van de Ven, Udogie — Kulusevski, Betancur, Maddison — Johnson, Solanke, Werner.

Tottenham subs: Forster, Spence, Dragusin, Gray, Bissouma, Bergvall, Sarr, Moore, Lankshear.

Man United vs. Tottenham live stream, TV channel

Here is how to watch the match in some of the world's major regions:

United States:

This game is available for live TV broadcast on USA Network. Streaming options are available on Peacock, Fubo, plus nbcsports.com and NBC Sports App. 

WATCH: Best of Premier League action on Peacock

Canada:

Australia:

  • TV channel: None
  • Live stream: Optus Sport

India:

  • TV channel: Star Sports Select 1
  • Live stream: Jio TV, Disney+ Hotstar

UK:

  • TV channel: Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League
  • Live stream: Sky Sports

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Feargal Brennan

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Feargal is a content producer for The Sporting News. He has been working with TSN since the start of 2022 after stints with Reach, Amazon UK and Squawka in a nomadic career in the football media pyramid. Always with a keen eye on Arteta's 'Reds' and Kenny's Ireland 'Greens' and a 100% five-a-side penalty record.