Nafter the winning goal of his attacker Gareth Bale against Brighton & Hove Albion, Tottenham coach José Mourinho could not resist a little swipe. “When I have five minutes, I’ll go to Real Madrid’s website to see what they have to say,” said the Portuguese after Spurs’ 2-1 win and the Welsh international’s first goal on his return into the Premier League. He felt “a bit of relief and a lot of joy”, said the 31-year-old and spoke of an “unbelievable feeling”.
Bale had made it 2-1 on Sunday three minutes after being substituted on (73rd) after Harry Kane had given Spurs the lead with a penalty (13th) and Tariq Lamptey (56th) had equalized. “I’m happy for him, he deserves it,” said Mourinho of Bale, who initially moved from Real Madrid to Tottenham Hotspur for a season on loan in September, where he was under contract from 2007 to 2013. At Real, Bale no longer played a role.
Meanwhile, the German goalkeeper Bernd Leno managed to break free with Arsenal after two defeats in a row. The Gunners won 1-0 (0-0) at record champions Manchester United thanks to a converted penalty from former Dortmund player Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (69th). As a result, the team of the defeated Rio World Champion Mesut Özil improved to ninth place. Özil is not part of Arsenal’s Premier League squad.
The Red Devils remain disappointing 15th due to their third defeat of the season and were unable to match the performance of the 5-0 victory in the Champions League on Wednesday over Bundesliga club RB Leipzig. Everton FC had previously missed the leap back to the top. The traditional club lost 1: 2 (0: 0) at Newcastle United and ranks third with 13 points, arch rivals and champions Liverpool FC with team manager Jürgen Klopp (16) leads the table.
The English international Callum Wilson (56th, penalty kick / 84th) became the match winner for the Magpies with two goals. His Three Lions teammate Dominic Calvert-Lewin (90 + 1) only managed the connection goal for the Toffees in stoppage time.
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