Manchester United’s midfielders shone as they defeated Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon. Michael Carrick named an unchanged side from the start with Benjamin Sesko on the bench, a week after his match-winner against Fulham.
Bryan Mbeumo went close when he blazed over from inside the box and Casemiro forced a fine save from Guglielmo Vicario with a fierce strike. Matheus Cunha curled an excellent effort wide from distance and Bruno Fernandes dragged an effort wide from the edge of the box as United continued to turn the screw.
Tottenham had defended reasonably well but were put at a huge disadvantage when captain Cristian Romero was shown a straight red for a reckless foul on Casemiro. It didn't take long for United to make the man advantage count when Mbeumo put them ahead at half-time from a smart corner kick routine.
United continued to dominate after the restart and nearly doubled their lead when Amad Diallo and Cunha both had goals disallowed for offside. Tottenham always looked like they could find a way back into the match but any hopes of a comeback were dashed when Fernandes fired in at the back post to secure the win.
Here is how we rated the United players at Old Trafford.
13. Noussair Mazraoui - 6
Sent in on the final minutes when the match was already won. | Getty Images
14. Manuel Ugarte - 6
Ugarte was sent on for the final minutes after United had doubled their lead. | Getty Images
15. Joshua Zirkzee - 6
Zirkzee was given the final few minutes of the match with the win already secured. | Getty Images