Man United vs Tottenham: Kane, Son score brace as Spurs win 6-1 at Old Trafford

Man United vs Tottenham: Kane, Son score brace as Spurs win 6-1 at Old Trafford

- Man United vs Tottenham Hotspur ended 6-1 in favour of the visitors

- Kane and Heung-Min combined perfectly to secure a huge win for Jose Mourinho's side

- United had to play a man less for the better part of the match after Martial was red-carded

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Man United vs Tottenham Hotspur saw the Red Devils' poor start to the season continue as the north London side won 6-1 at Old Trafford on Sunday evening, October 4.

United came into the match on the back of a 3-2 unconvincing win over Brighton in what is now their only victory of the new campaign.

Spurs, on the other hand, are currently in spectacular shape having managed to pick themselves up after their defeat to Everton in their season opener.

But it was the hosts who go things off a flying start, winning a penalty moments into the match after Davison Sanchez fouled Anthony Martial in the dangerous area.

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Bruno Fernandes stepped up to convert the spotkick, with the Portuguese rolling his effort into the corner.

However, United's lead did not last long as Spurs equalised in the fourth minute through Tanguy Ndombele following a defensive blunders involving Harry Maguire and Eric Bailly.

Son Heung-Min handed the visitors the lead three minutes later, with the Korean capitalising on Harry Kane's well placed assist.

Things went from bad to worse for the Old Trafford dwellers as Martial was sent off before the half-hour mark after some kind of melee that pitted the Frenchman and Erik Lamela.

Jose Mourinho's men went on to take advantage of the hosts' numerical deficiency to put the game to bed as Harry Kane made it 3-1 in the 30th minute.

Heung-Min made it 4-1 soon after, with the forward darting in at the near-post to beat David de Gea who was in goal.

The second half of the match saw Spurs continue from where they left as Serge Aurier got his name on the scoresheet in the 51st minute to put the game beyond United.

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The 77th minute of the match saw Kane complete his brace of the night from the spot after Paul Pogba conceded a penalty for bringing down Davies Sashays in the area.

Man United vs Tottenham: Kane, Son score brace as Spurs win 6-1 at Old Trafford
Man United vs Tottenham: Kane, Son score brace as Spurs win 6-1 at Old Trafford Photo: Getty
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Earlier, Legit.ng had reported how Edinson Cavani has reportedly agreed a two-year deal with Premier League club Manchester United as he is set to become the Red Devils’ second signing this transfer window.

The former Paris Saint Germain striker emerged shock transfer for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side as reports say United will pay as much as £20million to land the veteran at the Old Trafford.

Sky Sports are reporting that Manchester United began negotiations with the former Napoli striker after the club decided that Borussia Dortmund's £108million asking price for Jadon Sancho is too much.

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