Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Manchester United face Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League today.
Manchester City are reigning champions after beating Liverpool to the finish line in a neck-and-neck 2021/22 title race where a comeback win on the final day of the season against Aston Villa secured a fourth title in five years for Pep Guardiola's side.
Jurgen Klopp's Reds were on course for a quadruple last season but were forced to settle for just an FA Cup and Carabao Cup win and will return trying to win the title again just as they did in 2020.
It was a dramatic season for Chelsea a year ago with Roman Abramovich now replaced by Todd Boehly as owner in west London. He will want an instant return on his hefty investment at Stamford Bridge while Tottenham, back in the Champions League, will want to kick on once more too.
It's not all about the action at the top though with Fulham, Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest promoted to the top tier for 2021/22 and hoping to hold their own against the best English football has to offer and avoid the drop.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur
That's all from Old Trafford today, so thank you for joining us and goodbye!
Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur
Such a sterling display sets United up perfectly for a high-stakes clash with likely top-four rivals Chelsea at the weekend, while Tottenham host Newcastle on Sunday, aiming to bounce back from their chastening defeat.
Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur
In emphatic style, Manchester United extend their unbeaten run to a fifth game, having pressed a passive Spurs side back for most of the match with a lively and committed performance. Indeed, the Reds should have been out of sight far earlier than the 69th minute, when Fernandes found the game's decisive second goal - only for the heroics of Lloris, their margin of victory would have been greater. United now pull within four points of their visitors, who must digest just a second Premier League loss of the season.
Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur
FULL-TIME: MANCHESTER UNITED 2-0 TOTTENHAM
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