Tottenham vs Man Utd ‘one of the worst Premier League games in a long time’

Tottenham’s win over Manchester United was ‘one of the worst games of football in the Premier League in a long time,’ according to former top flight midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker.

James Maddison scored the only goal of the game after just 13 minutes as Spurs picked up the victory in a clash between two woefully under-performing teams this season.

Ange Postecoglou’s team climb to 12th in the table with the win, while Manchester United are languishing in 15th.

Reo-Coker, who played in the Premier League for Aston Villa, West Ham and Bolton, was bemused by the lack of quality on show from the two sides.

The 40-year-old felt Spurs were the more impressive and deserved the victory, but had nothing good to say for the Red Devils, with the game as a whole written off as a dud.

‘I can’t even describe the game of football, if you can even call it a game of football, that I had to witness,’ Reo-Coker said on CBS Sports Golazo. ‘I’m a big Premier League fan but I think that’s one of the worst games of football in the Premier League I have seen in a long time.

‘It’s exactly where two teams are, but I give more credit to Tottenham. When you look at Tottenham and how they want to play, you see an identity with Ange and what he’s actually trying to do. They might not have the players but they at least try and stick to it.

‘With Manchester United, I look to see what positives can I say about Manchester United? I find it hard to have one positive thing to say. It’s really, really sad times for Manchester United.

‘The performance wasn’t there. I don’t see that the players know what they’re doing still in this whole football philosophy, this style of playing, I don’t think he has the players for it.

‘It’s another performance where you say, that performance leaves way more questions than answers.’

Manchester United have won just 29 points from their 25 Premier League games, scoring 28 goals in that time.

Much closer to the relegation zone than the European places, Amorim is well aware of how dire the situation has become.

‘If you see the table, it’s impossible to feel comfortable,’ he said. ‘We just want to win, improve our performance, because we are Manchester United and we need to win the next game and improve. There is no comfort in any situation in this club.’

The club’s stated aim to win the Premier League by 2028 feels a very long way off at the moment, but the manager says that is the target that has been discussed and they are sticking to.

‘Yes, we talk about that, our focus is to win the Premier League and we can change everything in a few years,’ he said. ‘In this moment, we are in a difficult position, but we need to work every day and focus on the little steps.’

Amorim takes his team to in-form Everton for their next outing on Saturday after the Toffees climbed above them in the table over the weekend.