KOBBIE MAINOO vented his frustrations to Manchester United teammates Casemiro and Antony moments after leaving the pitch due to injury in their 3-0 defeat to Tottenham. The 18-year-old England international was substituted by Mason Mount shortly after Bruno Fernandes received a red card. As he walked off, he could be seen animatedly discussing something with Casemiro and Antony, seemingly upset about a specific incident on the field, though the details were unclear.
The situation worsened for United when play resumed before Mount had fully entered the game, leaving them temporarily defending with just nine players. It wasn’t until the ball went dead moments later that Mount was finally allowed to join the action.
This blunder capped off a dismal first half for Erik Ten Hag’s team. Brennan Johnson put Tottenham ahead within three minutes, assisted by Micky van de Ven, who bypassed four United defenders. Spurs dominated the match, and Fernandes’s red card for a reckless challenge on James Maddison just before halftime only added to United’s woes.
Former United player Gary Neville didn’t hold back in his criticism of the team, calling them “helpless” and “hopeless” before they conceded additional goals to Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke in the second half. Jamie Redknapp, a former Spurs midfielder, echoed those sentiments, stating, “Spurs have been excellent, but United have been abject. There’s no confidence or identity—it’s been incredibly poor from them.”