Ange Postecoglou gives honest opinion of Bruno Fernandes' red card for Man Utd

Bruno Fernandes insisted aft Manchester United's decision that the situation was "never a red" - saying it was a foul but not a dismissal - but Tottenham brag Ange Postecoglou refused to wade into the statement arsenic helium hailed his broadside for putting "pressure" connected the Red Devils

Tottenham brag Ange Postecoglou claimed Bruno Fernandes' sending disconnected was "a consequence" of however his squad played successful their thumping 3-0 win astatine Manchester United connected Sunday evening.

Spurs turned connected the benignant astatine Old Trafford arsenic they got successful beforehand wrong 3 minutes done Brennan Johnson earlier United skipper Bruno Fernandes saw reddish for a precocious footwear connected James Maddison. The London outfit took afloat vantage arsenic Dejan Kulusevski prodded location the 2nd aft the interruption earlier Dominic Solanke made it three.

Fernandes insisted aft the crippled it was "never a red", saying it was a foul but not a dismissal, but Postecoglou refused to wade into the statement implicit whether it was a just sending disconnected - alternatively choosing to absorption connected however it came aft Spurs enactment United nether "enormous" pressure.

"I deliberation it was a effect of however we were going successful the game," helium said. "Just putting tremendous unit connected them. The magnitude of chances that we were creating, we weren't letting them get retired of their half. It was a beardown all-round performance."

The Australian manager admitted his broadside should person scored a fewer much than they did but praised his players for their speedy commencement and controlling the crippled aft United went down to 10 men.

"I thought it was an outstanding performance," helium added. "Started the crippled truly well, scored a large goal, should person had 2 oregon 3 and been away. They get a reddish paper and we power the crippled truly well. Just an outstanding effort from the lads.

Fernandes was adamant it wasn't a red, telling the media aft the game: "I hold that it is simply a foul but it is ne'er a [sending off]. The referee tried to archer maine that arsenic helium saw it was a wide interaction with the studs, no. I didn't interaction him with the studs oregon adjacent the foot, it was my ankle. It is simply a wide foul."

The effect heaps immense unit connected United brag Erik 10 Hag aft United were dealt back-to-back 3-0 location defeats - having mislaid to Liverpool by the aforesaid people the past clip they played present successful the Premier League.

But Ten Hag was defiant successful his station lucifer property conference, insisting the club's owners - headed by Sir Jim Ratcliffe - are inactive down him having decided to instrumentality with the Dutchman this summer.

"No I americium not reasoning astir [being sacked]. We each made this determination to enactment unneurotic successful summer, arsenic ownership group, enactment group. Also we made the decision, aft a wide review, what we person to amended arsenic an organisation and however to conception a squad.

"All the decisions were made successful togetherness, besides knowing it would instrumentality immoderate time. We are each determination connected 1 page, 1 boat, the ownership, the enactment group, the staff, players too."

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