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Manchester United put in a solid, no-nonsense performance to beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 at Old Trafford on 7 February 2026. It's four league wins on the trot now for Michael Carrick since he came back as manager, and the Reds are looking well set for a top-four finish.
The match swung United's way early doors when Spurs skipper **Cristian Romero** saw straight red in the 29th minute for a nasty tackle, leaving the visitors a man down. United had already looked lively—Bryan Mbeumo nearly scored inside the first minute—and they made the extra man count.
The opener came in the **38th minute** from a brilliant little set-piece routine. Bruno Fernandes played a short corner to Kobbie Mainoo, who flicked it cleverly into the path of **Mbeumo** right in front of goal. The forward didn't need a second invitation, slotting it left-footed into the bottom corner to give United a well-deserved lead heading into the break.
After half-time, it was pretty much one-way traffic. United had a couple more efforts chalked off and kept probing against a tired Spurs side down to ten. They wrapped things up in the **81st minute** when Diogo Dalot whipped in a dangerous cross from the right. It was headed on towards the back post where **Bruno Fernandes** was waiting, and the skipper knocked it in instinctively for United's second.
All in all, a proper job done by United—well organised, threatening from set-pieces, and ruthless when it mattered. Mbeumo and Fernandes were the heroes again, and keeping a clean sheet shows how much tighter they've become under Carrick. The win keeps Manchester United fourth, just three points behind second place, and the message is clear: this lot are back on track.