Manchester United made it four wins in a row in the Premier League for the first time in two years as they beat 10-man Tottenham 2-0 at Old Trafford.
It had been an even start to the game, but the balance shifted when Cristian Romero was shown a straight red card for a reckless tackle on Casemiro just before the half-hour mark.
United wasted little time in making their advantage count, with a clever corner routine seeing Bryan Mbeumo finish from 16 yards after Kobbie Mainoo had teed him up.
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United toiled to press home the advantage but killed the game off when Bruno Fernandes produced a clever finish from Diogo Dalot's cross 10 minutes from the end.
**Senne Lammens:** One nervy moment with his feet in the first half but was barely troubled after that as Tottenham struggled to create with 10 men. **6**
**Diogo Dalot:** Decent effort on goal in the second half and bright in the first. Not always convincingly defensively in the second half but good cross for the second goal. **7**
**Harry Maguire:** Unsettled by Simons at one point early on, and didn't show the calmness that has been evident in his game in recent weeks. **6**
**Lisandro Martinez:** Got forward more than we've seen at times and passed it well, but one woeful touch in the second half was nearly costly. **6**
**Luke Shaw:** Stung the palms of Vicario with a second-half effort. Relatively untroubled defensively on what was his 25th successive start in the Premier League. **7**
**Casemiro:** Wasn't having his best game before being on the wrong end of Romero's tackle, but improved after that and was a goal threat again. **7**
**Kobbie Mainoo:** Lovely lay-off to Mbeumo for the opening goal and excelled in midfield again. Some clever link-up play with those in front of him and found space intelligently. **8**
**Amad:** Some lively runs in the first half but not quite at his best. Didn't get the chance to exploit space or create danger when United needed him to. **6**
**Bruno Fernandes:** Started well but felt like he began to push things a little too much as time went on, but classic Fernandes to produce a moment of class to calm the nerves late on. **7**
**Matheus Cunha:** Unlucky with a brilliant first-half effort. Some of his link-up play was excellent but faded a little after the break. **7**
**Bryan Mbeumo:** Took his goal really well, using placement rather than power to beat Vicario and thread a shot through a crowded penalty box. Movement very good. **8**
**Substitutes**
**Benjamin Sesko:** Put himself about but a heavy touch saw a chance go begging when it was 2-0. **6**
**Noussair Mazraoui:** Little time to make an impact. **6**
**Manuel Ugarte:** Little time to make an impact. **6**
**Joshua Zirkzee:** Little time to make an impact. **6**
**Tyler Fletcher:** Came on in stoppage time **6**
**Subs not used:** Bayindir, Yoro, Heaven, Malacia