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Pochettino Apologises to Manchester United After Heated Pre-Season Clash

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Nyakundi Report

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This archive report was first published on 26 July 2019.

Manchester United youth product Angel Gomes sealed victory in the 81st minute after Spurs' Lucas Moura cancelled out Anthony Martial's first-half opener in a heated pre-season clash on July 25, 2019, in Shanghai.

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino apologised to Manchester United for his team's robust tackling, but said their Premier League rivals were not blameless in the feisty encounter.

United youth product Angel Gomes sealed victory in the 81st minute after Spurs' Lucas Moura cancelled out Anthony Martial's first-half opener.

"I apologise to United on behalf of our players. I expect the same because there was some action in the second half that they made to us," Pochettino told reporters.

United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said the prognosis for Eric Bailly, who has been plagued by injuries in his time at Old Trafford, did not look encouraging after he hurt his knee when he tried to block Son Heung-min.

"It seems that he's twisted his knee so we have to do some scans and checks on him. At first sight, it doesn't look great but let's see how it goes," the Norwegian told the club's television channel MUTV.

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