'Injured Son Heung-min is absent' Tottenham leaves 10 players for 3-0 win over Manchester United... 4 consecutive wins
'Injured Son Heung-min is absent' Tottenham leaves 10 players for 3-0 win over Manchester United... 4 consecutive wins
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Tottenham Hotspur, where "captain" Son Heung-min (32) was absent due to injury, won a complete victory over Manchester United.
Tottenham of the English Premier League (EPL) won a pleasant victory over difficult opponent Manchester United despite the absence of captain and key striker Son Heung-min.
Tottenham defeated Manchester United 3-0 in the sixth round of the 2024-25 EPL away game at Old Trafford in Manchester, England on the 30th (Korea time) due to the occurrence of players sent off in the first half.
Tottenham, which fell to the bottom of the league amid a bad atmosphere in the early days of the season, has raised its ranking to eighth place in the league with three wins, one draw and two losses and 10 points. Tottenham is escaping from the worst early atmosphere with four consecutive wins, including the EPL, the League Cup and the UEFA Europa League (UEL).
Manchester United, on the other hand, continued its bad trend of two draws and two losses in its last four games against Tottenham. In particular, Bruno Fernandes, a key player, was sent off in the 42nd minute of the first half after making a rough tackle on James Maddison. In the end, Manchester United lost to Tottenham after a game that was unilaterally taken by Tottenham, staying in 12th place with two wins, one draw and three losses and seven points in six league games.
In particular, Tottenham's victory on the day was meaningful because it was the first game without Son Heung-min since the 2022-23 season. Son Heung-min has consistently played in Tottenham except for the 2022-23 season, when he suffered an orbital fracture, and last season, when he was called up to the South Korean national team for his participation in the Asian Cup, except for the League Cup or the qualifying round for the low-weight European tournament.
However, after complaining of thigh pain in the 26th minute of the second half of the match against UEL Karabakh (Azerbaijan), he was completely excluded from the roster due to a problem with his hamstring (back muscle of the thigh).
Feeling ill in physical condition, Son appeared to participate in the match training session for the club, raising expectations for his participation in the match against Manchester United on the day. However, Tottenham manager Enze Postecoglou excluded Son from the list of away matches for Manchester United and made him take a thorough break to protect his players.
Tottenham set the tone from the beginning with an unexpectedly fast goal. Brennan Johnson's first goal was scored after defender Mickey van der Penn's explosive dribble three minutes into the game.
After catching a mixed-race ball in Tottenham's defense camp, Van de Penn ran about 60m after beating the opponent's striker to the left and hitting the ball to the side. Opponents of Manchester United's offense and defenders rushed back to their side, but they could not stop the storm of Van de Penn, which boasts the fastest speed in the league. Van de Penn ran near the goal line outside the penalty box and gave up a strong cutback pass to the other side.
Johnson, who was inundated, lightly pushed it with his left foot and scored the first goal. Johnson also continued to score goals in the last three consecutive games, including the Cup and European competitions.
Since then, the two teams have continued their fierce matches by exchanging sharp attacks. Then, in the 42nd minute of the first half, a decisive scene emerged that fixed the flow of the game. Manchester United captain Fernandez made a rough tackle on Madison, and the referee immediately took out a red card.
In the end, Tottenham, who faced the second half amid numerical superiority, continued to press Manchester United hard.
He scored an additional goal in the second half. Johnson's cross from the right flank deflected off Manchester United's defense in the second half. Dejan Klusevski then sensibly touched his left foot after the jump and pushed the ball into the net.
In the early hours, 2-0, Tottenham celebrated a complete victory with Dominic Solanke's netting in the 32nd minute. Pape Sarr slightly turned Lucas Beribal's corner with a header. Solanke then slid in and hit an extra point with his foot on it. 메이저놀이터
There was also a scene where he seemed to miss Son Heung-min, who was absent during Solanke's ceremony after making it 3-0. Side defender Pedro Porro, who was happy with Solanke, reminded him of Captain by performing his signature "Click Ceremony" on behalf of Son Heung-min.