Pape Matar Sarr’s strike and a Lisandro Martinez personal aim earned Postecoglou a hugely encouraging three points in his first home game in cost at a rocking Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

"The atmosphere was incredible," mentioned the top coach afterwards. "Our supporters were outstanding.

"The vitality they created within the stadium proper from the primary whistle was good. To be sincere, I assumed it helped us. In the primary half we simply seemed a bit nervous and edgy for about half an hour or so and had been in all probability lucky to nonetheless be within the sport."

Postecoglou made two changes from the 2-2 draw at Brentford in his first home game in charge, with Sarr, 20, and Pedro Porro, 23, coming in for Oliver Skipp and Emerson Royal.

"We had been giving the ball away cheaply and simply letting them come at us," the head coach continued. "At the identical time, it’s not stunning. A few 20-year-olds on the market, a 22-year-old and a few 23-year-olds.

"It’s a really young team we’re putting out there so I thought there were some really encouraging signs towards the end of the first half for five or 10 minutes."

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Sarr completed well after Dejan Kulusevski’s cross deflected into his path at the beginning of the second half and Spurs had been the higher aspect earlier than Martinez was his personal internet late on after a miskick from substitute Ben Davies.

United hit the submit by Anthony at 1-0, whereas Guglielmo Vicario additionally saved brilliantly from Marcus Rashford and Casemiro.

"We got them in at half-time and settled them down a little bit. Then I thought the boys were brilliant," Postecoglou mentioned. "They came out with a great energy, took the game to Manchester United, scored a good goal and didn’t stop from there. They had to defend but we did that well. Vic pulled off a couple of good saves so encouraging signs there."

After full-time, Postecoglou lingered to applaud supporters, who sang the Australian’s identify to the tune of ‘Seven Nation Army’ by The White Stripes.

"You want to feel that moment because I have always said, to me I love what football does to people, particularly in those moment," he mentioned.

"So, you kind of take a moment to think about the 60,000 here or the ones who were watching at home because they will be smiling for the rest of the week.

"I like that it does that the sport. For me that second is nearly appreciating I'm fairly blessed to be doing what I'm doing, being in the course of a stadium main a implausible soccer membership and then you definitely begin to consider subsequent week, mate."