Manchester United suffered a 3-0 loss to Tottenham Hotspur at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, highlighting their vulnerability at the back. Despite dominating possession and creating several promising chances, errors from goalkeeper Altay Bayindir and defensive lapses allowed Tottenham to capitalize. The defeat further underscores the challenges facing manager Ruben Amorim in addressing United's defensive weaknesses.
One down, two to go for the season on the trophy front. What a go Manchester United gave it at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
This result and performance is a more reliable gauge of the issues that Amorim will have to address than Sunday's Manchester derby. That physical aspect that Amorim opined United had to improve was glaringly exposed here, as Dominic Solanke treated Lisandro Martinez as no more of an obstacle than a training cone.
Tottenham's second, 47 seconds into the second half, temporarily sapped United of belief. Their 5,794 supporters were bullish despite the 1-0 scoreline but quietened down after Kulusevski struck. Solanke, a scorer twice against United for Bournemouth last season, had it easier against the pushover Martinez than he did with Willy Kambwala.
Amad, sent on at 2-0, turned cheerleader and the United supporters offered the desired response. Amad then displayed greater gusto by charging down the farcical Forster as he delayed a clearance from his own six-yard area. Forster was sarcastically cheered when he next managed to clear his lines. Tottenham fans may have had flashbacks of relinquishing a 3-0 advantage at the old White Hart Lane in 2001. This time, Spurs did not completely fold and they claimed the contest-killing sixth goal, via the aid of Bayindir.
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