London (AFP)

Winner in Wolverhampton (1-0), with Harry Kane who played again, Tottenham joined Liverpool and Brighton at the top of the Premier League on Sunday, unlike Manchester United, held back by Southampton (1-1), during the second day.

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Tottenham, monster of realism

As against Manchester City last week (1-0), it is by the smallest of margins and against the course of the game that the Spurs have won.

With six out of six points they are provisionally third on goal difference, but Chelsea, who face Arsenal at Emirates Stadium a little later, and opposing West Ham or Leicester on Monday, can also achieve a perfect start.

With 24 shots suffered, but only 5 on target, Tottenham knew how to round back and be much more precise than their host, by framing 6 of their 8 attempts.

All it took was a penalty obtained and transformed by Dele Alli in the 9th minute to win (1-0).

The London defense has once again managed to keep its clean sheet, in particular thanks to Hugo Lloris.

Become Sunday the most capped player of Tottenham in the Premier League, with 300 appearances, the goalkeeper of the France team distinguished himself by winning a decisive face-to-face with Adama Traoré shortly after the hour mark.

But the other event of this match was the entry into play about twenty minutes from the end of Kane.

Returning late to training with Spurs and engaged in an arm wrestling with his management to join Manchester City according to the British press, the captain of the English selection had not yet played a single minute with his club.

Tottenham striker Harry Kane sees his shot stopped by Portuguese Wolverhampton goalkeeper Jose Sa during their Premier League match on August 22, 2021 at Wolverhampton Lindsey Parnaby AFP

He was cheered by Spurs fans who made the trip to the West Midlands, and without a good reflex from opposing goalkeeper Jose Sa who blocked his attempt to shoot between the legs, he could have signed his return from a goal in the 81st.

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Manchester United disillusioned

Irresistible against Leeds (5-1) a week ago, Manchester United had to share the points with Southampton (1-1) in a very irregular match.

Manchester United coach Norwegian Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Southampton counterpart Austrian Ralph Hasenhuttl during the Premier League match on 22 August 2021 in Southampton Glyn KIRK AFP

The Red Devils had started the match very well, touching the bar on a bell-shaped deflection from Harry Maguire, before the recovery of Anthony Martial's header was saved on the line (6th).

But they gradually relaxed their grip and on a ball lost by Bruno Fernandes 30 meters from his goals, Che Adams placed a deflected strike by Fred who deceived David De Gea (1-0, 30th).

King of the comebacks last season, with 31 points taken after trailing, United reacted in the second half.

A handsome two with Fernandes initiated by Paul Pogba in the opposing area allowed the French to slip to Mason Greenwood whose strike found the nets (1-1, 55th).

This is the 5th decisive pass for the world champion in 2 days, unprecedented in the Premier League.

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba amid Wolverhampton defense during their Premier League match on August 22, 2021 at St Mary's Stadium Glyn KIRK AFP

However, they did not succeed in forcing the decision and without a good save from De Gea in the 74th in front of Adam Armstrong, on a new ball lost in their half of the field, they could even have come home empty-handed.

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