Man United vs Tottenham: Rashford’s Brace Condemns Jose Mourinho To First Defeat

Jose Mourinho was welcomed back to Old Trafford but left with a scar as he tasted his first defeat as Tottenham manager.

Marcus Rashford brace condemned the former Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho to defeat to end Tottenham’s three-match winning streak.

Rashford beat Tottenham keeper Paulo Gazzaniga at his near post after six minutes after the ball had broken to England forward off Davinson Sanchez.

Then, after a long wait for a VAR check, Rashford kept his nerve to convert a penalty four minutes after the break, once it had been ruled the striker had been fouled by Moussa Sissoko.

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Dele Alli had equalised with a brilliant goal at the end of the first half but United were good value for their victory after creating a number of excellent chances they failed to take.

Rashford was unable to become the first United player to score a league hat-trick since Robin van Persie’s memorable effort against Aston Villa in 2013 but he now has 12 goals in 13 games for club and country, and his nine Premier League goals leave him one short of his season best.

Mourinho was well received by the United fans, who never fell out with their former manager and have no particular axe to grind with him.

That respect will never match the affection Old Trafford has for Solskjaer though.

And the Norwegian used memories from his playing days to get the crowd up for the game by emerging last from the tunnel, triggering a song in his honour and the start of what proved to be a lively atmosphere.

Evidence of change at United came with a team that contained only five players Mourinho picked for the corresponding fixture last season.