Today, Sunday, Manchester United suffered another defeat, its third this season English Premier LeagueIt came against its guest, Tottenham Hotspur, with a score of 0-3, in a complex match to account for the most important summits of the sixth stage of the competition.
With today’s defeat, the team of Dutch coach Eric Ten Hag has lost 50% of its total matches in the “Premier League”, that is, half of the matches (playing 6, losing 3 of them), knowing that it is the second loss in front of the fans of the “Theater of Dreams” after Liverpool’s hat-trick for Liverpool. The third stage.
This new setback forced Manchester United to remain in twelfth place with only 7 points out of a total of 18 possible points, while Tottenham, which achieved 3 wins against a draw and two defeats, jumped to eighth place with 10 points.
Manchester United suffers the bitterness of defeat again in a harsh scenario
At Old Trafford, hope…Red Devils“Restoring balance by achieving a win that the team missed in its last two matches, as it tied against both Crystal Palace away from home in the league (0-0) and its Dutch guest Twente in the Europa League (1-1).
Manchester United’s hopes suffered a fatal blow from the first moments of the confrontation, as they trailed from the 3rd minute on a goal by Brennan Johnson, who took advantage of a wonderful skill break and a measured pass from his colleague Micky van de Ven.
An early scenario scattered the cards for United, which was unable to find a way back into the atmosphere of the match in this half, so the second knockout blow came late in the first half, specifically in the 42nd minute, which witnessed the expulsion of its captain and midfielder, the Portuguese Bruno Fernandeso, who was eliminated for the first time in his career with “ Manchester red.
In the second half, Manchester United entered clearly affected by the events of the first half, and took advantage of…Spurs“A state of disorientation, especially on the mental level of the Red Evils players, and they scored a second goal in the 47th minute thanks to Dejan Kolosowski.
The second half was a training session for the teammates of the absent star, Heung-Min Son, who were close on several occasions to consolidating the result, but the creativity of Cameroonian goalkeeper Andre Onana temporarily prevented that, before he bowed with a third goal that was a coup de grace from Dominic Solanke in the match. Minute (77), the match file was closed due to a resounding fall by the people of the house, which further disturbed the atmosphere among its ranks.
Ipswich imposes a draw on Aston Villa
In another match held today, Ipswich Town succeeded in avoiding defeat and forcing a two-goal draw against its guest, Aston Villa, one of the leaders at the top of the standings.
The hosts started in a distinguished manner after opening the score from the 8th minute through Liam Delap, but the visitors recorded a strong comeback, equalizing the score through Morgan Rogers in the 15th minute, before they were able in a second stage to advance with a goal by their star Ollie Watkins in the 1st minute ( 32), so that Ipswich was able to snatch the equalizer again through Delap, who scored the double in the 72nd minute.
With this draw, Aston Villa raised its score to 13 points in fifth place, with a goal difference of only Chelsea and only two points behind leaders Liverpool, while Ipswich Town reached its fourth point and rose to fifteenth place.
