Darren Bent points out one ‘injustice’ for Spurs against Man United despite 3-0 win
Darren Bent lauds Tottenham’s performance at Old Trafford but he suggests that Ange Postecoglou will not be happy about one thing.
The scoreline flattered Man Utd
It is not often that a side that has won 3-0 at Old Trafford would come away feeling that they should have scored more goals, but that is exactly the case with Spurs.
The Lilywhites dominated proceedings right from kick-off to the final whistle and cut United open time and again.
If they had been more clinical, the game could well have ended with a cricket score, with Andre Onana called on to make save after save.
Bent says the scoreline was unjust
Bent claims the scoreline does not do justice to Tottenham, given how dominant they were, admitting that the Spurs players looked extremely comfortable in their system.
When asked about his former side’s performance, the pundit told Sky Sports (29/09/24 via The Daily Mail): “Fantastic from start to finish, caused Manchester United problems. They defended really well.
“They look comfortable in this system. I think 3-0 does an injustice to Spurs, I think it should have been more. That Spurs performance, is absolutely superb.”
Ashley Young agreed with Bent’s sentiment, admitting that Spurs barely broke a sweat across the 90 minutes on Sunday.
The former United defender added: “I think Manchester United didn’t give anything. There was no workrate. Everything was so disjointed.
“Tottenham were so comfortable, United didn’t lay a glove on them. Tottenham’s two centre-halves were moving all over the pitch. It looked like Tottenham were the home team.”
Same issue could haunt Spurs eventually
The only negative from the game for Postecoglou was the fact that his side once again failed to make the most of the chances that they fashioned.
That is an issue that has plagued them right from the start of the season, with Tottenham’s attackers looking quite rusty in the final third.
The Spurs head coach will be hoping that the return of Heung-min Son to the starting lineup will help address the issue, especially now that Dominic Solanke and Brennan Johnson have found their goalscoring boots.
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