Manchester United came out as 2-0 winners over Tottenham to continue their 100% winning record under Michael Carrick.
Manchester United star Bryan Mbeumo has admitted that the set-piece plan that saw him give his side the lead against Tottenham was tried in training – but did not work. United came out as 2-0 winners over 10-man Tottenham at Old Trafford to extend their winning run under interim manager Michael Carrick.
United went into the game against Thomas Frank with confidence high after wins over Manchester City, Arsenal and Fulham. The form has seen them climb into fourth place in the Premier League table.
They were handed a boost in the 29th minute when Spurs captain Cristian Romero was shown a straight red card for a foul on United midfielder Casemiro. Carrick’s side were able to make their advantage count just under 10 minutes later.
A well-worked set-piece routine from a corner saw the ball make its way to Mbeumo on the edge of the area. He made no mistake with his shot, sweeping it low into the bottom right-hand corner.
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Speaking to the club after the match, Mbeumo made a surprising admission over what that set-piece routine has looked like on the training pitch as in the build-up to the weekend.
“It didn’t work out at the training ground, I just like put the ball over the fences,” he said. “But yeah, today was the most important and we are really happy with the goal.”
United has to wait until nine minutes from the end to make the three points safe. Bruno Fernandes steered the ball home from Diogo Dalot’s deep cross to make it 2-0.
The result secured United’s place in fourth place in the table, ahead of Chelsea‘s Premier League clash against Wolves. Liam Rosenior’s side came out as 3-1 winners to again close the gap to one point.
United don’t have too long to enjoy the win, with eyes turning to midweek action. The Reds travel down to the London Stadium on Tuesday night to take on West Ham (8.15pm kick-off).
The Hammers recorded a 2-0 away win against Burnley on Saturday as they closed the gap on Nottingham Forest towards the bottom of the table.