Former assistant Ferguson still can’t forget Man United’s defeat from Tottenham: the ball

LONDON – Manchester United had to achieve disappointing results when undergoing the fourth matchday of the English League 2020-2021 season. Facing Tottenham Hotspur, the Red Devils squad – nicknamed Man United – had to give up with a score of 1-6 from their opponent.

In a match that took place at Old Trafford Stadium, Sunday, October 4 2020, WIB, Man United actually had a quick lead over Tottenham through the execution of a penalty from Bruno Fernandes.

However, Tottenham was able to get up by scoring two goals in return against Man United. Are Tanguy Ndombele and Son Heung-min. Conditions were getting tougher for Man United, because they had to play 10 players after Anthony Martial got a red card in the 28th minute.

Superior in the number of players made Tottenham even more aggressive in providing Man United’s defense. As a result, Tottenham also managed to add two more goals before halftime through action from Harry Kane and Heung-min’s brace.

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Meanwhile, in the second half, Tottenham continued to put pressure on Man United’s defense to increase their advantage. Their efforts finally came true with goals from Serge Aurier (51 ‘) and Kane (79’).

Man United’s devastating defeat from Tottenham also received comments from Rene Meulensteen. The figure who once served as assistant coach of Man United in the Sir Alex Ferguson era admitted that he was very disappointed with the performance of Paul Pogba and his friends when they were beaten by Tottenham.

“This is unacceptable for the size of a team that should compete for trophies and Premier League titles. This is really strange, because Man United performed very well in the post-lockdown period, they were tough up front and they didn’t concede many conceded, “explained Meulensteen, as adapted from Talksport, Tuesday (6/10/2020).

“You think they are going in the right direction and they can reach three semifinals, but I think losing those three semifinals has a big impact. “There are strange things that happen for a team that loses by conceding so many goals,” he continued.

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“However, the most unacceptable thing is that there was no urgency, no passion, no fighting spirit that Man United’s players showed in that game. Because you can’t win just by relying on the quality of the game. “

“Sir Alex Ferguson has always underlined it, working hard and fighting, those are the most important qualities for success. And I didn’t see one yesterday, ”the Dutch man finished.

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