De Zerbi Praises Bentancur’s Response After Manchester United Red Card

Roberto De Zerbi said he embraced and kissed Rodrigo Bentancur after the Tottenham Hotspur midfielder was sent off against Manchester United on Saturday, describing the player’s response as something his side must carry into future matches.

The Spurs manager indicated that Bentancur’s dismissal had prompted the kind of emotional reaction he wants from his squad. De Zerbi did not provide further detail on the incident, but made clear that he valued the midfielder’s intensity despite the red card.

Marcus Chen covers world soccer for berkeleyhistoricalsociety.org — club news, transfers, and the people who drive the game from week to week. His reporting ranges across the Premier League and Champions League, Serie A, the Bundesliga and Ligue 1, plus the U.S. game and World Cup cycles. He came up on football desks at newspapers and specialist sites, where the job was simple: get the facts straight, then explain what they mean for the club and the supporters. The pieces here are written the same way — match reaction, transfer notes, interviews and features that stay close to the pitch.