Match report as Michael Carrick extended his perfect record as Manchester United boss with his fourth win since taking over from Ruben Amorim; United scored once in each half after Cristian Romero was sent off for a dangerous tackle on Casemiro; Carrick's side stay fourth; Spurs are 14th

Michael Carrick made it four wins from four as Manchester United landed a confident 2-0 victory over toothless Tottenham, with the visitors' misery compounded by Cristian Romero's second sending off of the season.

The Spurs captain had been defended by Thomas Frank in the week after an outburst on social media criticised the club's "disgraceful" lack of depth - Frank labelled the comments "passionate" and opted to field him as part of a revamped back four anyway, only for him to see red for a rash challenge on Casemiro in the 29th minute.

Romero has now been sent off six times across all competitions since his Spurs debut in August 2021 - more than any other player in the competition in that period and faces a four-game suspension as a consequence.

The home side's opener arrived nine minutes later via a well-worked set-piece. Bruno Fernandes and Kobbie Mainoo were both involved, allowing Bryan Mbeumo to tuck home his eighth goal of a fruitful campaign. United's coordination in attack was impressive despite the scarcity of more goals, needing a flurry of late chances to finally yield a game-sealing second thanks to Fernandes in the 81st minute.

The same cannot be said of Spurs. Under Frank, Tottenham are winless when trailing at the break and so it proved again, with Romero's dismissal raising more questions over the management of a squad decimated by injuries, but surely better than the 14th place they find themselves in. Even with a full complement of players in the first half they looked blunt.