Manchester United won their fourth Premier League game in succession following another controlled performance against Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford, with Bruno Fernandes yet again playing a key role.
Manchester United defeated Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 at Old Trafford in Saturday’s early kick-off to make it four wins from four under interim boss Michael Carrick.
Bruno Fernandes capped off another impressive United performance, scoring a goal nine minutes from time to hit another landmark at the club.
After scoring in the second half, Fernandes has now been directly involved in 200 goals (104 goals, 86 assists) in 314 games in all competitions for United, with only Wayne Rooney (295 games) reaching this milestone in fewer matches for the club in the Premier League era.
Bryan Mbeumo had given the home side a first-half lead on 38 minutes, but only after Tottenham had been reduced to 10 men following Cristian Romero‘s red card.
Michael Carrick named an unchanged starting XI from last weekend’s last-gasp win over Fulham, meaning he’s already named more unchanged lineups (2) in four games than Ruben Amorim did in 47 games in charge (1).
It was very even start to the match, with both sides creating chances. There were 10 shots (five each) in the first 20 minutes, with only Brighton vs Nottingham Forest (11) in November having more shots in the opening 20 minutes of a Premier League match this season.
Tottenham looked bright, but a reckless tackle from captain Romero on Casemiro left the Brazilian in a heap. Referee Michael Oliver had no option but to produce the red card, doing so without hesitation.
It was the Argentine defender’s second red card of the season already, having also been dismissed versus Liverpool in December, meaning he’ll now miss four games and add to the plethora of unavailable players for Thomas Frank’s side. In fact, since making his Tottenham debut in August 2021, Romero has been sent off six times in all competitions, more than any other Premier League player during this period.
Just nine minutes later, United took the lead. A brilliant corner routine saw Fernandes play the ball low to Kobbie Mainoo, before the young midfielder flicked the ball with a no-look pass to the edge of the box to Mbeumo. The Man Utd forward, in acres of space, sent a low strike past Guglielmo Vicario to score his ninth Premier League goal of the season.
It was his sixth goal in his last six league appearances against Spurs, with that (across a total of nine games) more than against any other opponent in the Premier League.
United came close to doubling their league minutes later, but Casemiro, who was making his 100th Premier League appearance in this match, saw his powerful header superbly tipped over the bar by Vicario.
Vicario made further smart stops from both Luke Shaw and Diogo Dalot in the opening 15 minutes of the second half, but saw yet another teammate come down with injury, as Destiny Udogie was forced off and replaced by debutant Souza.
Despite numerous attempts at goal, United couldn’t find a second goal of the game against Tottenham’s 10 men until the 81st minute, when Fernandes stole in at the back post to shin the ball into the net.
Overall, Fernandes either had (eight) or created (six) 14 of Manchester United’s shots in this match – the most by any player in a Premier League game this season.
Not only did they end a six-game winless streak against Spurs in the Premier League, but this victory also means United are on their best winning run since February 2024 under Erik ten Hag. It’s also eight league games unbeaten in league competition, with the Red Devils enjoying their best such run since an eight-game sequence under Ralf Rangnick in February 2022.
Manchester United have got their swagger back.
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Manchester United vs Tottenham Post-Match Facts
Manchester United have won four Premier League games in a row for the first time since February 2024 under Erik ten Hag and are now unbeaten in their last eight (W5 D3), their longest run since January-February 2022, under Ralf Rangnick (W4 D4).
Tottenham are now winless across their last seven Premier League games (D4 L3), their third such run since the start of the 2024-25 season; previously, they hadn’t gone as many matches without a win since May-October 2008 (a run of 9).
Bryan Mbeumo’s first-half goal was his sixth against Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League, his most against any opponent in the competition.
Cristian Romero became the first player to be sent off twice in the Premier League this season. His red card today was his fourth in the Premier League since he joined Tottenham Hotspur in 2021, the most of any player during this period and the joint-most of anyone for Spurs in the competition overall (also Younes Kaboul).
Bruno Fernandes registered his 200th goal involvement for Manchester United in all competitions (104 goals, 96 assists), doing so in his 314th game for the club, with only Wayne Rooney (295) having taken fewer matches to reach that landmark for the Red Devils in the Premier League era.