Manchester United suffered a heavy Premier League as Son Heung-min and Harry Kane both scored twice to hand Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham a remarkable 6-1 victory against 10-man Red Devils at Old Trafford.
There was no hint of the upset in a dramatic match.
Despite conceding a second-minute penalty, the visitors came back in style to become the first team to ever score four first-half goals against United in the Premier League, taking advantage of a red card for Anthony Martial when Spurs were 2-1 up and surging into a 4-1 lead at the break before extending that to 6-1 after the restart in a quite remarkable display.
It was the home side who took the lead with a penalty awarded in the first minute. Immediately on the offensive from kick-off, United attacked down the left and Martial got in on goal before being brought down from behind by Davinson Sanchez.
Referee Anthony Taylor pointed to the spot and Bruno Fernandes tucked home the penalty.
It was the worst possible start but Tottenham responded in superb fashion with four unanswered goals to be in total control by half-time.
The immediate equaliser on four minutes was vital. Erik Lamela pressured Luke Shaw and Harry Maguire inside the area and Tanguy Ndombele lashed the loose ball into the net.
And three minutes later Mourinho’s men were ahead after Harry Kane was brought down midway inside the United half but got up swiftly to set Heung-Min Son away with a quick free-kick and he produced a wonderful finish to clip the ball past David De Gea from the edge of the six yard box.
On 28 minutes, Martial was sent off for an altercation with Erik Lamela, before Kane fired in from Son’s pass on the half-hour.
Son turned in his second, and Spurs’ fourth, eight minutes before the break.
Six minutes after half-time, Serge Aurier drilled in a fifth.
Kane converted Spurs’ sixth goal from the penalty spot on 79 minutes after Paul Pogba fouled Ben Davies.
Spurs move up to fifth place on seven points, while Man Utd are 16th on three points.
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