Presser points | Man United 0-3 Spurs | Ange Postecoglou

Ange Postecoglou spoke to the media after our 3-0 win against Manchester United in the Premier League at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Here's what he had to say...

Attitude

First up, Ange was asked what he made of the attitude of the players and their football from the first minute...

Ange: "The lads were outstanding. I thought we showed real belief and conviction in our football today and were really aggressive in everything - aggressive without the ball, aggressive without the ball, really positive in our intent and a fantastic all-round performance."

Only 3?

Ange was asked, 'do you come away from that game and that performance wondering how you only scored three goals'?

Ange: "No, sometimes it's just the nature of football. We did have some fantastic chances that we probably should have put away, but the pleasing thing for me was that I just got a sense that the players weren't dwelling on it, they were just focused, 'okay, let's go again and grab another one'. I think that's when it can become slightly frustrating if we're kind of dwelling on or second guessing ourselves. I think we had a little bit of that in the first two or three games of the season where we missed a lot of chances and it just felt like we were getting more and more desperate with every missed chance. Whereas, there was a real calmness about the lads today that, 'okay, we'll miss one but let's go again and create another one'."

Corner turned?

It was put to Ange if he felt the team has turned the corner in terms of the improvement he's been waiting for in the final third...

Ange: "Yeah, definitely. I mean, it helps that obviously Dom's overcome his crisis of confidence for 180 minutes and now he's back to some sort of fitness and he's leading the line really well, and Brennan, but just in general, I think the team, like I said, it just felt that as I kept saying, I thought we played really well, we played well at Newcastle, we played well against Arsenal, but we just missed chances and it felt like there was a desperation about us trying to get another one. Whereas, you know, probably the last three games this week, we just had a real calmness about us and I think it's helped that we've got a focal point in Dom and he's just a real presence and he attracts attention. He kind of takes attention away from other players and it just works really well in our unit."

A significant step?

Ange was asked if a win at Old Trafford was 'a significant step forward' for the team...

Ange: "No, not really. I know people are still not convinced, but like I said, I just keep relying on what I see and what I believe in, in terms of the kind of football we want to play and when we're not affected too much by disruption and injuries as we were last year, I still think home or away, we're a good football team."

A statement win?

Following that question, Ange was asked, 'you say people are still not convinced, but don't you think that's a statement win and the way you played with the scoreline at Old Trafford?'

Ange: "I've got no idea, mate. I'm befuddled by the whole process. I guess people don't see what I see, which is, it's fair enough. I mean, everyone's got their own sort of view of things, but like I said, I don't think there's been a game this year in the Premier League... I mean, if you really watched us and I suspect a lot of people don't watch, where we've been outplayed or we've looked all at sea. It's just that we haven't killed off games like we should have. Now we've got Dom in the team, he's finding some fitness and form and Brennan, but even guys like Madders now and Deki are really giving us some real edge in that front third. But for us, nothing changes. We've just got to keep doing what we're doing. There's still a lot of improvement to do in many areas, but the good thing about the group is they want to keep improving."

Micky van de Ven

Ange was asked about Micky van de Ven, a defender 'who can be mopping up at the back in one moment and then in the next be racing to the other end of the pitch and setting up a goal...'

Ange: "He's an outstanding player. Again I think we've brought some decent footballers to the club."

Deki and Madders

Ange was asked why the Maddison-Kulusevski connection is working so well...

Ange: "I think they're both really good intelligent footballers. The way we play suits their characteristics because Madders does so much damage with the ball and Deki does so much damage with his running, that it's a good balance for us in that attacking third and they also had to show good discipline today, because we knew that the main threat Manchester United have is in the transition. You know, they're pretty lethal with the front guys they've got so we really wanted to make sure we locked them in today and that was the full-backs and for Madders and Deki to be really disciplined in their football. They're both going really well and working really hard and improving."

Heung-Min Son

Sonny missed the game due to a hamstring issue, Ange was asked if the skipper would be fit for our trip to Ferencvaros in midweek or Brighton on Sunday...

Ange: "We'll see. Obviously, it was a quick turnaround today, so we'll assess it when we go back and get back down to London. We'll see how he is..."

Destiny Udogie

Destiny was replaced by Djed Spence for the second half after requiring treatment in the first half - Ange was asked for an update on the full-back...

Ange: "Yeah, he was okay. I mean he felt something in his quad, he obviously finished the half, but we just thought at half-time that we've got to be careful about how much we push our players. Obviously, Destiny had to come on pretty early on Thursday night, which wasn't the plan, and I would say Micky played probably more than we wanted him to. So, with those kind of things, we've just got to be really careful, and Djed did really well when he came on so I thought it was just wise to take him off but we'll see how it goes."