Manchester., When Dominic Solanke scored Tottenham’s third goal, a good number of Manchester United fans couldn’t take it anymore.
Down 3-0 after 77 painful minutes at Old Trafford, they got up from their seats and left in the Manchester rain. Supporters of the visiting Spurs jeered.
“There is a fire drill,” they chanted.
United suffered a humiliating 3-0 defeat to Tottenham on Sunday, accentuating the team’s troubled start to the season.
This is not the first time this has happened in the Erik ten Hag cycle. When your team runs out of ideas and loses confidence. When a stadium known as the Theater of Dreams ends up as a scene of nightmares.
United played outnumbered from the 42nd minute after Bruno Fernandes was sent off with a straight red card for a reckless foul on James Maddison.
Goals from Brennan Johnson, Dejan Kulusevski and Solanke handed United their third defeat of the season and left the team in 12th place in the standings.
“The first thing is to deal with this and have resilience. “This is insufficient,” acknowledged Ten Hag. “We have to accept it and improve. We have to focus on the next game and do things better than today.”
Tottenham climbed to eighth position and has four wins in a row in all competitions.
“We have been very good. “It’s a tremendous victory,” said Tottenham coach Ange Postecoglou. “It was everything we aspired to be.”
Fernandes seemed to slip during a tackle but raised his foot too much and ended up hitting Maddison. Referee Christopher Kavanagh immediately showed him the red card.
“No one is looking to be sent off, it’s not a nice feeling,” said Fernandes. “He didn’t lift his heels. It’s never a red. James Maddison himself when he gets up says it wasn’t a red.”
United have only won one of their last games in the English league.
Earlier in the day, Aston Villa missed the opportunity to equal leaders Liverpool on points after drawing 2-2 on their visit to Ipswich.
With the help of a double from striker Liam Delap, the newly promoted Ipswich rescued a point at their Portman Road fiefdom.
Villa went into the break with a 2-1 lead, but Delap’s goal on a counterattack in the 72nd minute ended up dividing the points.
Unai Emery’s team remained in fifth place in the table, while Ipswich was placed 15th after tying for the fourth time in a row in the English league.
Delap put the home team ahead after eight minutes with a low shot at the near post.
Morgan Rogers equalized for Villa seven minutes later and Ollie Watkins scored with a header in the 32nd to put them ahead.
But Villa’s attempt to overtake Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea in the standings failed when Delap appeared on the left flank and beat Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez with a cross shot.
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– 2024-10-06 07:08:53
