Sir Alex Ferguson's 23-year-old gesture that stayed with Ange Postecoglou ahead of Spurs vs Manchester United

Manchester United's visit to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium will mark a pinch-me moment for Ange Postecoglou, 23 years after his first meeting with the club.

Erik ten Hag's side are looking to record back-to-back Premier League wins to start their campaign. Spurs drew 2-2 with Brentford on opening day and would love a home win to kickstart the Postecoglou era.

It is not the first time the American has been up against the iconic Reds. In fact, he pitted himself against United in his first management job with South Melbourne.

The Aussie was forced into an early retirement as a player having played for South Melbourne. He took the reigns as manager and made a great start to life in the dugout, winning the 1999 Oceania Club Championship.

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In turn, that ensured qualification for the Club World Championship and set up a meeting with Manchester United. Sir Alex Ferguon's treble-winning Manchester United.

It's fair to say the competition was not top of Fergie's Old Trafford wishlist. United drew with Necaxa and lost 3-1 to Vasco Da Gama before their game with South Melbourne, meaning a win and a favourable goal difference swing was necessary for them to progress.

Postecoglou was under no illusions about the difficult task that lay ahead. "It's pretty hard to say how we'll approach the match," he told the BBC, as reported by manutd.com.

"Obviously we're coming from worlds apart. The standard of our league compared to the standard of competition that Manchester