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Solskjær’s reshaped Manchester United prove too good for Tottenham

The one note of concern for Manchester United must be that this intelligent display has only delayed the inevitable. There have been too many false dawns under Ole Gunnar Solskjær and although there was much to admire about his team as they ruthlessly exposed Tottenham’s flaws, it is too soon to say that a corner has been turned.

This victory, sealed by clinical finishes from Cristiano Ronaldo, Edinson Cavani and Marcus Rashford, certainly had something to do with the level of United’s opponents. Spurs look aimless under their uninspiring manager, Nuno Espírito Santo, and their fans fumed after Rashford made it 3-0 late on, angrily calling for the club’s chairman, Daniel Levy, to leave.

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