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It started very well for the hosts at Old Trafford; Man United won a penalty after 30 seconds and led in two minutes. Then it all turned out so, so bad … This is the story of an extraordinary day in which Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men were humiliated 6-1 by former United manager José Mourinho.
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Sure enough, what followed was a bewildering six-goal barrage of unanswered Spurs, with Tanguy Ndombele nullifying Fernandes’ penalty shot in the fourth minute before Son Heung-min put the visitors ahead in the seventh.
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United then saw Anthony Martial sent off just before the half hour mark for a rather tame slap from Erik Lamela, who somehow managed to stay on the field despite clearly facing the French forward with a weak touch moments before. .
Lamela against Martial.
Only one of them received a red card 🤔 pic.twitter.com/kJbtwlHHkt
– ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) October 4, 2020
Ref you don’t want to look at the monitor today, right? @premierleague #VAR
– Rio Ferdinand (@ rioferdy5) October 4, 2020
Much to the delight of José Mourinho, Spurs continued to loot United’s rickety defense and ring goal after goal over David De Gea.
José Mourinho once again sends a message to the Manchester United owners before the deadline.
– Greg Johnson (@gregianjohnson) October 4, 2020
United continued to capitulate after the restart, conceding two more goals in the second half to let six slip for just the third time in Premier League history, all three of their draws in the dreaded October.
3 – Manchester United have conceded six goals in a single Premier League game for the third time, each in October (1996 v Southampton, 2011 v Man City, today v Spurs). Scary. #MUNTOT pic.twitter.com/w8bFgFpt5c
– OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 4, 2020
Dejected on the touchline, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer came under fire as United suffered back-to-back defeats in their first two home games of the season for the first time since 1986-87.
Ole Gonna Go-skjaer
– James Tyler (@JamesTylerESPN) October 4, 2020
Not that it stopped official Spurs channels from celebrating a truly momentous victory amid a hectic series of games for the club – five games in 11 days to be precise.
Not one.
Not two.
Not three.
Not four.
Not five.SIX. # THFC ⚪️ #COYS pic.twitter.com/0YCqKgrMCW
– Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) October 4, 2020
In fact, it was also another particularly bad day at the office for goalkeeper De Gea, and the story didn’t smile on him either.
Manchester United have only conceded six goals in a match at Old Trafford twice since 1930. David de Gea has played in both matches.
– Richard Jolly (@RichJolly) October 4, 2020
Unsurprisingly, Mauricio Pochettino’s name was being spread on social media, and the former Spurs man was being touted for United, not as a possible replacement for Solskjaer, but as a possible defensive upgrade from Harry Maguire et al.
United should use this as an excuse to bring in Pochettino.
– Miguel Delaney (@MiguelDelaney) October 4, 2020
Yes, as a central defender https://t.co/qCNWiA8ak5
– Manasi Pathak (hatThatUnitedLady) October 4, 2020
Alternative suggestions were also made for United’s managerial hot seat (tongue pressed firmly to cheek). After it was announced that United had reached a tentative deal to sign Edinson Cavani, many joked that the former PSG striker might now be contemplating a hasty U-turn after witnessing them in action.
Cavani appearing on Man United … pic.twitter.com/8Wys73Lrai
– ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) October 4, 2020
Cavani begins his escape https://t.co/k89d3FJ0Nu
– James Horncastle (@JamesHorncastle) October 4, 2020
Can Cavani play central? https://t.co/GHWzkGKQt1
– Tom Williams (@tomwfootball) October 4, 2020
United’s transfer target Jadon Sancho received similar treatment, with some fans wondering whether making an expedited offer for the Dortmund winger during the match might not be a bad idea.
Will Man Utd make a € 200 million part-time offer for Sancho? 😂
– Ronan Murphy (@swearimnotpaul) October 4, 2020
Although, of course, other more realistic viewers also questioned why Sancho would want to move to United with the current evidence.
“Does Sancho play defense?” pic.twitter.com/KVjAusZLIM
– Tony Chow (@Tonyhkchow) October 4, 2020
I would stay in Dortmund if I was Sancho 👀
– Trevor Sinclair (@ trevor8sinclair) October 4, 2020
Even Jadon Sancho has turned television around.
– Chris Williams (@ Chris78Williams) October 4, 2020
Perhaps a quick block on Ed Woodward’s mobile number should be Sancho’s first port of call if he really suffered the misfortune of seeing that terrible performance like the rest of us.
Source: espn.co.uk
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