Jose Mourinho has suffered his first loss as Tottenham Hotspur’s manager to his formerly club Manchester United.
The game which held at Old Trafford saw Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford pull and impressive performance on the night.
In the 6th minute, a stunning effort from him opened scoring thereby sending the home fans into a frenzy.
Right before the end of the first half, Dele Ali got an equalizer for Tottenham.
However, Manchester United got the better of the night as they produced a winning performance.
A brilliant dribble from the flank saw Rashford get brought down in the box leading to a penalty he convert which made the game end 2-1.
The game ended Jose Mourinho’s three-match winning streak.
Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer told BBC:
“You are always happy when you win. The boys are learning and improving all the time but tonight we were fantastic for long, long spells.
“The three points are massive for us. We’ve had too many draws this season and given too many points away from winning positions. It’s a great lesson the last two games [Sheffield United and Aston Villa] and we came back in a great manner.
“We’ve started the rebuilding. We’ve made decisions that we had to and we’re looking to build this club to be better again and I can’t think short term when I’m trying to do that. When we turn the corner and win three or four games on the run, they will get that Man Utd feeling again.”
On Marcus Rashford: “It’s the best game he’s had under me. He was mature and strong against good Premier League players. His penalty was calm and composed, and his [first] goal, we know he’s got those strikes in him, and he had three or four chances.
“It’s like he was back on the playground or in the back garden. We want them to have fun, there’s nothing dangerous out there – just 75,00 people wanting to see the best [of them].”
Tottenham head coach Jose Mourinho, also to BBC Sport: “We started the second half with a goal that it is impossible to concede.
“We were not alert, sleeping at the throw-in and we let [Marcus] Rashford attack. Once he is inside the box it’s more difficult to defend and he was clever and waited for the touch. In the first half they started more aggressive and more intense and deserved to be in front, maybe even 2-0, then we took control of the game.
“The goal at the start of the second half gave United the chance to play the way they did.”
On Dele Alli: “Dele is fine, he gave a good performance and tried everything, even in the second half when it’s more difficult and they are more compact.”
On Marcus Rashford: “When he plays from the left he is really dangerous and I knew that and gave the players the best information about it. His first goal is a typical Rashford goal com
