Date with Destiny! Punter walks away with over £16,000 from a £10 stake after getting lucky with unusual bet in Man United's defeat against Tottenham

While Sunday's conflict against Tottenham was 1 to hide for Erik 10 Hag and his side, 1 punter will person been ecstatic pinch really events unfolded astatine Old Trafford.

After making a £10 liking pinch a operation of markets connected nan day's 2 Premier League fixtures, nan fortunate instrumentality walked distant pinch an eye-watering return of £16,400.

The first fixture progressive was nan 2pm kick-off that saw Aston Villa return connected newly-promoted Ipswich astatine Portman Road.

Morgan Rogers was backed to people aliases assistance against Kieran McKenna's broadside and promptly produced nan goods, netting connected 15 minutes to equalise aft Liam Delap had fired nan hosts successful front.

The stake besides needed 2 players to participate nan referee's notebook during nan game, and Lucas Digne and Jacob Greaves' second-half cautions put them correct connected way heading into nan 2nd crippled of nan day.

With each eyes turned to nan 4pm kick-off, Tottenham wasted small clip successful seizing nan inaugural against Erik 10 Hag's side, arsenic Brennan Johnson continued his basking streak to springiness nan visitors nan lead.

For nan punter though, nan action worthy celebrating came successful nan 42nd infinitesimal arsenic Diogo Dalot's yellowish paper for a situation connected Dejan Kulusevski completed nan 4th action of their six-fold.

Dominic Solanke's onslaught aft 77 minutes to make it 3-0 sealed nan triumph for some Ange Postecoglou and nan fortunate punter, but nan existent play came successful ticking disconnected container No 5 earlier successful nan half.

The original action called for Destiny Udogie to beryllium shown a yellowish paper but nan Italian defender was replaced astatine nan break without having received a be aware from referee Chris Kavanagh.

However, Paddy Power's Super Sub connection meant that nan action was transferred to his replacement Djed Spence, who duly received a yellowish little than 10 minutes aft entering nan pitch. 

A spokesperson for Paddy Power said: 'Yesterday was a reddish missive time for Paddy's punters. Not only did this plucky punter nett £16.4k disconnected nan backmost of a tenner, but theirs was conscionable 1 of a staggering 16k Super Sub bets that clicked yesterday. 

'Destiny Udogie To Get Carded and to beryllium nan Player to Commit 1 aliases More Fouls respectively accounted for complete 9,700 of nan winning selections. Erik 10 Hag isn't nan only 1 licking his wounds today!'

Sunday's conflict proved to beryllium a lucrative 1 for Paddy Power punters pinch nan bookmaker paying retired a full of £1.6million connected bets staked connected nan crippled astatine Old Trafford

That fig represents astir 10% of nan sum United will reportedly request to salary Ten Hag should nan Dutchman beryllium sacked.