Fernandes strike keeps Carrick’s perfect United run after Romero red

Bruno Fernandes’s 81st-minute strike — a feathered touch off a shin from Diogo Dalot’s cross that beat Guglielmo Vicario to the goalkeeper’s left — sealed Manchester United’s fourth straight league win under Michael Carrick and deepened Tottenham’s winless run in the competition in 2026.

The match turned when Cristian Romero was sent off on 29 minutes for stamping on Casemiro’s left ankle outside Spurs’ area, his second red in 10 games and sixth overall in club colours. Michael Oliver showed a straight red and United then had a man advantage for around 72 minutes; less than ten were needed for Bryan Mbeumo’s clever finish.

From the left Fernandes rolled a corner to Vicario’s near post where Kobbie Mainoo met the ball, no-look-passed to the apex and the unmarked Cameroonian slide-ruled home into the right corner. United grew slick in possession while Spurs were frequently undone, Xavi Simons and Conor Gallagher failing to convert chances.