Dejan Kulusevski admits Tottenham regret from Man Utd win and vows 'our season starts now'

Dejan Kulusevski made it 2-0 to Spurs at Old Trafford (Image: GETTY)

Dejan Kulusevski has admitted Tottenham should have scored far more than their three goals at Old Trafford on Sunday after beating Manchester United 3-0.

Kulusevski scored the second either side of Brennan Johnson and Dominic Solanke's efforts as Spurs mustered 24 shots on goal away at United.

The 24-year-old Swede was brilliant and created nine goalscoring chances from a central role - and the 24-year-old is keen to play there more regularly from here on out.

He declared: "This is my position. I grew a lot because now I can defend. Before, maybe, I didn't defend as much and that was why I didn't play in the midfield.

"But now, I'm growing as a player and I can play to my strengths. I'm the best in the middle, I can score goals, I can find good passes and I play with (James) Maddison, who is unbelievable with the ball.

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"We have (Rodrigo) Bentancur who, when he plays like he did against United, is an unbelievable player. It looks offensive on paper but it's working really well."

Yet he admitted Spurs were not clinical enough, adding: "That's how we need to play. Our season started now. There are a lot of happy players and it's showing on the pitch. It was not just the result but playing like we did.

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"Our pressure in the first half was unbelievable. They couldn't get the ball. We won it every time. We won 3-0 but if we were clinical, we would win by more."

Kulusevski is delighted for fellow goalscorer Johnson, who has now scored in four back-to-back matches. The forward said of his team-mate: "He has been unbelievable.

"It is a good thing he is off social media. He can focus on the right things, to play football. He's been doing really good.

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"He's a really good guy, a young guy, and we need him. We need him to perform like this every game, and we're here to support it. I think so much can weigh down on you as a player, because millions of people have opinions on you every day.

""But the important thing is to don't listen to nobody, and just to be with your family and trust in yourself and work hard, then nothing can stop you.

"Sometimes you're questioning everything, but you just have to forget and remember why you started and remember who you are and where you want to go. That's what I'm doing right now."

Dejan Kulusevski admits Tottenham regret from Man Utd win and vows 'our season starts now'

Dejan Kulusevski admits Tottenham regret from Man Utd win and vows 'our season starts now'

Dejan Kulusevski admits Tottenham regret from Man Utd win and vows 'our season starts now'

Dejan Kulusevski admits Tottenham regret from Man Utd win and vows 'our season starts now'

Dejan Kulusevski admits Tottenham regret from Man Utd win and vows 'our season starts now'