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Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou said his side's 3-2 defeat against Brighton in the Premier League as his "worst defeat" since joining Tottenham.

Tottenham ended the first-half 2-0 up after goals from Brennan Johnson and James Maddison before conceding three times in the second-half.

"It was disappointing and I'm absolutely gutted with that," Postecoglou said. "It's an unacceptable second half -- we were nowhere near where we should be. Maybe we got carried away with how we were going.

"We kind of accepted our fate and it's hard to understand as we've not done that while I've been here. We usually fight for everything, and when you don't you pay a price."

Tottenham would have moved to the fringe of the top four had they won the game but instead go in to the international break in ninth place with 10 points from their seven matches.

Brighton are up to sixth, two points better off.

Postecoglou criticised his side's mentality and complacency in the second-half, adding: "Maybe things were travelling on too smoothly. Football and life will trip you up if you get too far ahead of yourself and that's what it looked like in the second half.

"It's a terrible loss for us, as bad as it gets, and there's only one way to fix it and that's my responsibility.

"We lost all our duels, we weren't competitive and if you're not competitive, irrespective of what you do tactically, it is not going to work."

Information from Reuters contributed to this report.

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Tottenham Hotspur are working with local police and stadium security to identify their supporters who participated in "abhorrent" anti-gay chanting during the 3-0 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday.

"This is simply unacceptable, hugely offensive and no way to show support for the team," Spurs said in a statement.

"The Club will be working closely with the Police and stewards to identify anyone instigating or joining in with the chanting -- we shall take the strongest possible action in accordance with our Sanctions and Banning Policy."

Tottenham said supporters attending the Premier League can report anything they had seen to the club in confidence.

"We shall be continuing our work with our LGBTQ+ supporters' association, Proud Lilywhites, to ensure a welcoming and inclusive environment for all fans on matchdays," the club said.

"We all have a responsibility to act as ambassadors of Tottenham Hotspur and discrimination of any kind has no place at our Club."

Tottenham Hotspur's Brennan Johnson, Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke all got on the scoresheet in a 3-0 victory over 10-man Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday as the visitors ran roughshod over the bedraggled Old Trafford side.

Ange Postecoglou's Spurs climbed to eighth in the table on 10 points after six games, while beleaguered United, who saw captain Bruno Fernandes sent off in the 42nd minute for a high challenge on James Maddison, are 12th with seven points in a loss that will again raise questions about manager Erik ten Hag.

"I thought it was an outstanding performance," Postecoglou said. "We started the game well, scored a great goal and probably should have had two or three. The pressure then overwhelms them and they get the red card. After that I thought we controlled the game well.

"Just an outstanding effort from all the lads."

Tottenham went ahead in the third minute when defender Micky van de Ven carried the ball over half the length of the pitch before playing the ball across the six-yard box for the wide open Johnson to tap in for his fourth goal in four games.

"11 v 11, or 11 v 10, we completely dominated the game," Johnson said. "We had a clear game plan and we did exactly what we wanted to do."

Spurs continued to run circles around United on a nightmare evening for Dutchman Ten Hag in rainy Manchester.

"To concede a goal after two or three minutes like that, it did something to our belief," Ten Hag said.

"Totally unnecessary. This is not good enough. We have to accept this and get better. Focus on the next game and do things better than we did today."

Tottenham doubled their lead in the 47th minute when Lisandro Martínez slipped on the halfway line. Johnson sprinted away and his deflected cross fell to Kulusevski, who acrobatically clipped the ball past goalkeeper André Onana.

Solanke had scores of angry United fans heading for the exits when he stuck his leg out to poke the ball home from close range in the 77th minute after Pape Matar Sarr headed on a corner kick from fellow substitute Lucas Bergvall.

The delighted Spurs fans did not stop singing all afternoon, breaking into a chant of "Is there a fire drill?" as thousands of United fans beat a hasty exit after the third goal.

"We struggled a bit," Fernandes told the BBC. "We tried to force it a little bit, to rush it and go too quick. When they have the high line we made mistakes on the ball and then we got punished and it didn't go the way we wanted from there.

"Then the red card makes it worse."

The score could have been more lopsided if Spurs, who had 10 shots on target to United's two, had taken more chances. Onana made a spectacular double save in the second half to keep out a shot by Timo Werner and Solanke's attempt from the rebound.

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LONDON -- Ange Postecoglou has said that Erik ten Hag has done a "great job" at Old Trafford and that criticism of the Dutchman's time as Manchester United manager should be expected as Premier League coaches are "always" under pressure.

Spurs travel to face United on Sunday with both sides sitting mid-table and searching for a result that could kickstart their respective seasons.

Despite winning the Carabao and FA Cup since taking over at United in 2022, Ten Hag's management has been the subject of regular criticism, with the club ending last season in eighth place for their worst finish in the Premier League era.

"I mean there's always some manager under pressure," Postecoglou told a news conference on Friday. "I think there must be a sort of -- what do they call one of those spinning boards with all our faces on it and whatever it lands on -- he's the one that cops it for a week or two.

"But I think Erik's in a real tough job. He's done really well. He keeps mentioning he's won two trophies and he has, so I don't think that's insignificant. Everyone keeps telling me that's all I have to do, but obviously it's not all you have to do because when you do that then there's more, there's always more. So I think he's done a great job and like I said, a difficult job and at Old Trafford, it's tough there.

"You look at their record irrespective of the managers, it's still a fairly compelling record there and they've got some real quality players. So, we had a really good game there last year. We ended up 2-2 and it was a cracking game and yeah, it's one we're going to be ready for."

Spurs haven't won at Old Trafford since their 6-1 demolition of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's team in October 2020.

Son Heung-Min scored twice on that win, but Postecoglou said that Spurs will make a late call over the forward's availability for Sunday after he received treatment on the pitch and was subsequently substituted during Spurs' 3-0 win over Qarabag in the Europa League on Thursday.

"Fair to say the boys are fairly tired, the ones who put in the shift. I think apart from Sonny, everyone's OK, and I don't think he's too bad, he wants to train tomorrow so we will obviously see how he goes at training tomorrow and make a decision from there," Postecoglou said.

With Wilson Odobert and Richarlison unavailable through injury, Postecoglou has limited options to choose from on the left wing if Son proves unable to recover in time.

Spurs' 17-year-old academy product Mikey Moore has been generating excitement among the team's fanbase and Postecoglou said that it is not too early to hand the teenager his first Premier League start.

"No, I wouldn't say that," Postecoglou said. Yeah, look, we will see with Sonny, but obviously with Wilson out, we're kind of limited, and with Richy [Richarlison] out, because Richy can play there as well, we're kind of limited a little bit, but Timo [Werner] and Mikey certainly come into the frame.

Gabriel's second-half header earned Arsenal a crucial 1-0 win at Tottenham Hotspur in a feisty North London derby on Sunday to keep pace with early Premier League leaders Manchester City.

Spurs started sharper and David Raya was forced into early saves, turning Dejan Kulusevski's first-time effort behind before he clawed away a dangerous cross from the Sweden winger.

Record signing Dominic Solanke, making his home debut, squandered a good opening in the 14th minute after Arsenal lost possession deep in their own half, taking too long on the ball and allowing William Saliba to recover.

Arsenal were missing captain Martin Odegaard through injury and Declan Rice through suspension, but dug deep impressively despite an under-strength midfield.

"It was difficult because we have lost a lot of important players for us," Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta told Sky Sports.

"Those who waited for the chance trained and behaved in the right manner. This is the result."

Arsenal fought their way into the contest, with Guglielmo Vicario tested by a Kai Havertz header before Gabriel Martinelli scuffed his shot with Bukayo Saka waiting centrally.

Jurriën Timber was perhaps fortunate to avoid a straight red card in the first half for a reckless challenge on Pedro Porro as he tried to retain possession.

His studs landed on Porro's ankle, but referee Jarred Gillett deemed the incident was not serious foul play and VAR declined to intervene, much to Spurs fans' dismay.

Gillett handed out seven yellow cards in the first half, a Premier League record for a first period, just a day after the full game record was broken in Chelsea's win over Bournemouth.

The second half started in similar fashion to the first, with the hosts on top as Micky van de Ven tested Raya with a glancing header, before Arsenal again got a foothold in the game.

The game had been breathless but low on quality in front of goal until Arsenal punished Spurs from a corner, having done so twice in last season's 3-2 away win in April.

Gabriel escaped far too easily from Cristian Romero, who pleaded for a foul in vain, and powered a header past Vicario from close range in the 64th minute.

Arsenal withstood some late pressure from Spurs, who created few real chances and were left shooting from range as the Gunners seemed happy with a one-goal lead.

The win, their third in a row away to their bitter rivals, puts Arsenal on 10 points from four games, two behind champions Manchester City ahead of their trip to the Etihad next Sunday.

Arsenal first play Atalanta away in the Champions League on Thursday and will hope Saka, who was substituted late on, can recover in time to play a part.

"I don't know exactly what it is but he could not continue," Arteta told reporters.

Spurs, once again left to rue missed chances, have four points from four games, their worst return after four matches since the 2015-16 season.

Their head coach Ange Postecoglou told reporters: "I still think we had some good opportunities but we could've had so many more.

"We just wasted some of our good play, similar to the other games where we just haven't really had that conviction in the front third."

Postecoglou, who has previously been dismissive of concerns about Spurs' defending at set pieces, said his side were punished for a momentary lapse.

"I thought we handled them well ... but it only takes one," he said.