Same old Spurs? Mamadou Sangare dazzles on debut as Brentford put Tottenham to the sword

SportFootballSame old Spurs? Mamadou Sangare dazzles on debut as Brentford put Tottenham to the swordBrentford 3-0 Tottenham: Roberto De Zerbi’s side were comfortably second best despite a huge summer transfer outlaySports Staff Saturday 22 August 2026 19:39 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b3037610","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/brentford-tottenham-result-score-premier-league-spurs-sangare-b3037610.html","title":"Same old Spurs? Sangare dazzles on debut as Brentford put Tottenham to the sword"}}CloseCopa Independent | The Premier League's new eraInside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"pianoFieldName":"receiveInsideSportNews","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSport","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceNewsletter":"NSC"},"isClimate":false}Tottenham Hotspur’s expensive summer rebuild was shaken to its foundations by rampant Brentford on an alarming opening day for Roberto De Zerbi’s side.New-look Spurs showed the same old flaws as go...