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Fernandes sees red as Tottenham beat Man Utd

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Tottenham Hotspur produced a dominant display to beat 10-man Manchester United at Old Trafford to pile the pressure on manager Erik ten Hag.

After three minutes, Brennan Johnson’s tap-in from Micky Van de Ven’s explosive run gave Spurs the lead.

Before United were reduced to ten men when captain Bruno Fernandes received a straight red card on minute forty-two, Tottenham ought to have extended their lead.

Two minutes into the second half, Dejan Kulusevski finally doubled the visitors’ lead, and Dominic Solanke completed the scoring.

After passing an internal evaluation at the conclusion of the previous season, Ten Hag came under fire at the start of this one.

A startling After finishing seventh in the Premier League the previous season, the former Ajax coach’s employment was largely saved by the FA Cup final victory over Manchester City.

After United’s third loss in their first six league games of the new season, the Red Devils are now in 12th place, and their manager’s time is undoubtedly running out.

Next weekend, United has two difficult league matches—against Porto in the Europa League and Aston Villa in the league—before a two-week international break that many teams utilise to make managerial changes.