BRYAN MBEUMO has lifted the lid on the secret training ground routine that paved the way for his set-piece opener against Tottenham.
While the finish was all Mbeumo, the winger admitted the routine itself was the brainchild of Jonny Evans.
United capitalised after Cristian Romero’s sending off when Kobbie Mainoo ran towards corner-taker Bruno Fernandes and flicked the ball into the path of Mbeumo.
The Cameroon international was left unmarked to roll a tight finish beyond Spurs keeper Guglielmo Vicario in the 38th minute.
Mbeumo said: “Jonny came to me and the rest of the guys who were involved. We just tried to hit it.
“It was the coach who wanted to practice this in training. So we did it once, it didn’t work out, but this one was the most important.”
Fernandes signalled to the trio before taking the corner and later doubled United’s lead in the 81st minute for his 200th goal contribution in 314 games.
Evans has been working closely with players since joining Michael Carrick’s interim coaching staff after Ruben Amorim was sacked a month ago.
But Mbeumo played down suggestions of a dramatic shift behind the scenes, refusing to fuel the idea of a major overhaul since Carrick took the reins from Amorim.
He said: “We have just been building on what we’ve been doing since the start of the season.
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“Because I don’t think it was as bad as what people think.
“And yeah, we just work together, make the effort together with a big mentality.
“We try to never get beaten, even if someone gets passed, another one will come back to support. We just try to give it our all.”
United picked up their first victory over Tottenham since October 2022 after losing all FOUR matches against the North London club last season.
Amorim was defeated in three of those ties, including the dismal Europa League final, which left United without European football for the first time since 2014/ 2015.
Mbeumo said: “A club like Manchester United needs to play in Europe. We are going to try and achieve European football and aim as high as possible.”
While United remain in the top four, Spurs sit 14th in the table and remain winless in the Prem this calendar year.