It was honours even as the Tottenham battled it out at old trafford last Sunday with a 3:0 win between Manchester United and Tottenham .
Johnson put Tottenham in front after just one minutes, but Manchester captain cancelled out after first half
That was how things go out of the old trafford as Tottenham go away with three point,
Things could have turned out differently, though, as Bruno was given a straight red card
The incident went to VAR but the original on-field decision stood, much to the frustration of Manchester United fans, and spurs midfielder James admitted it ought to be red card
Despite the lack of what should have been a clear spot kick,
Speaking to BBC Sport,ange postecoglou said: “Oh my god, how strong are they? The good news is we are good as well.
“(Manchester) United are a very good team as well, but Tottenham will be up there, we hope to be up there. We will really punished them.
“Tottenham re really exceptional, but for those 20 minutes we had them we shattered them slightly. We felt that they were shaky and we should have used that.
“Neither side gave up. Until the last second it was top intensity, everybody felt it, super intense. Tough game, good game, in moments spectacular.
“Absolutely we take confidence from the result. You have to take confidence from these results and performances against a top side. We did not play badly against Manchester United , for example, but it was not as good as today. You have to take these things forward.”
And immediately after the full-time whistle, as ange postecoglou and Erik ten hag embraced, the spur boss simply said ‘wow, wow, wow’ to his United counterpart as he reflected on the encounter.
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Spurs turned on the style at Old Trafford as they got in front inside three minutes through Brennan Johnson before United skipper Bruno Fernandes saw red for a high boot on James Maddison. The London outfit took full advantage as Dejan Kulusevski prodded home the second after the break before Dominic Solanke made it three.
Fernandes insisted after the game it was “never a red”, saying it was a foul but not a dismissal, but Postecoglou refused to wade into the debate over whether it was a fair sending off – instead choosing to focus on how it came after Spurs put United under “enormous” pressure.
“I think it was a consequence of how we were going in the game,” he said. “Just putting enormous pressure on them. The amount of chances that we were creating, we weren’t letting them get out of their half. It was a strong all-round performance.”
The Australian coach admitted his side should have scored a few more than they did but praised his players for their quick start and controlling the game after United went down to ten men.
“I thought it was an outstanding performance,” he added. “Started the game really well, scored a great goal, should have had two or three and been away. They get a red card and we control the game really well. Just an outstanding effort from the lads.
Fernandes was adamant it wasn’t a red, telling the media after the game: “I agree that it is a foul but it is never a [sending off]. The referee tried to tell me that as he saw it was a clear contact with the studs, no. I didn’t touch him with the studs or even the foot, it was my ankle. It is a clear foul.”
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