Tottenham maintained their 100% start to the Premier League season and increased the pressure on beleaguered Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho with an emphatic victory at Old Trafford.
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho told BBC Sport. “The fans are the best judges in football and they were fantastic to the players.
“I wanted to make sure the fans had from us what they deserve. Also, I wanted to be fair to them because they were fantastic. I don’t consider it a difficult time.
“[We were] the best team, the offensive team, the team that pressed hard, that created and missed chances. But from the first corner that Tottenham had they scored one goal and immediately that team was in the game.
“I’m frustrated but I’m happy with the players and the performance. We created more chances today than in the majority of our matches.
“What I was trying to do was to keep their motivation and that’s not easy. Normally when you play well you win, that’s what I try not to let go away with the score. One goal comes and everything can change.”
On the United defence, Mourinho said: “We worked amazingly well this week but there are things that you can’t resolve.“
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino told BBC Sport: “It is a massive victory for us, therefore, I am very proud of the performance.
“It is difficult to beat Manchester United at Old Trafford. They were better in the first half but we dominated from then on, and the clean sheet was a bonus.
“Most importantly, It is only the start of the season and we need to be consistent. We need to be realistic but want to keep pushing and building our fitness. A lot of our players have only had three weeks training but we want to build something special.”
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The biggest home defeat of Mourinho – the stats
Tottenham have begun a top-flight season with three wins from three games for only the fifth time in history.
Manchester United have lost two of their opening three Premier League games for the first time since 1992-93.
This was United boss Jose Mourinho’s biggest home defeat in all competitions as a manager.
Mourinho has lost two of his opening three games in a league season for the first time in his career.
All three of Tottenham’s league wins at Old Trafford have come with a different manager at the helm.
This was United’s 50th home defeat in the Premier League.
Harry Kane has scored at 25 of the 28 Premier League grounds he has played at. The exceptions being Upton Park, the Stadium of Light and Cardiff City Stadium.
There were just 133 seconds between Tottenham’s opening two goals. The quickest time between two goals for the away side at Old Trafford since April 2012 (112 seconds).
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