{"id":43813,"date":"2026-02-07T20:04:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T14:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=43813"},"modified":"2026-02-07T20:04:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T14:34:31","slug":"manchester-united-secure-fourth-straight-win-as-red-devils-crush-tottenham-2-0-to-reach-top-4-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/premier-league\/manchester-united-secure-fourth-straight-win-as-red-devils-crush-tottenham-2-0-to-reach-top-4-sport\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United secure fourth straight win as Red Devils crush Tottenham 2-0 to reach top 4 sport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"auto\">Manchester United secured their <strong>fourth straight Premier League win<\/strong> under interim boss <strong>Michael Carrick<\/strong> with a commanding 2-0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford on February 7, 2026. The Red Devils are showing serious signs of revival, having now beaten three Big Six sides since Carrick took charge\u2014proving their resurgence is no fluke.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">Manchester United 2-0 Tottenham: Match Breakdown<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\">In a dominant display, United took control early and never looked back. Bryan Mbeumo opened the scoring in the 38th minute with a well-executed goal from a set-piece routine involving Bruno Fernandes and Kobbie Mainoo. The game shifted further in United\u2019s favor around the 37th minute when Tottenham\u2019s Cristian Romero received a red card, leaving Spurs down to 10 men.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Bruno Fernandes sealed the win in the 81st minute with a clever finish from Diogo Dalot\u2019s cross, ensuring a clean sheet and three more points. The victory marks United\u2019s first four-game winning streak in the Premier League since February 2024 and highlights Carrick\u2019s immediate impact.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">Carrick\u2019s Impressive Start: Beating the Big Six<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Michael Carrick stepped in as interim head coach following Ruben Amorim\u2019s departure in January 2026. His record so far in the Premier League is flawless:<\/p>\n<ul dir=\"auto\">\n<li>Win over <strong>Manchester City<\/strong> (a statement derby victory)<\/li>\n<li>Win over <strong>Arsenal<\/strong> (ending a long wait for success at the Emirates)<\/li>\n<li>Win over <strong>Fulham<\/strong> (a dramatic late comeback sealed by Benjamin Sesko)<\/li>\n<li>Now, a solid 2-0 triumph against <strong>Tottenham Hotspur<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"auto\">This run includes victories against three of the Premier League\u2019s traditional Big Six clubs (Man City, Arsenal, and Tottenham), showcasing tactical improvements, better midfield balance, sharper set-piece execution, and renewed belief in the squad. Carrick has become only the second English manager to win his first four Premier League matches in charge, underlining his ability to transform the team quickly.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Fans and pundits are buzzing about the \u201cCarrick effect,\u201d with United climbing back into contention and even being mentioned as outsiders for the title race in some quarters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United secured their fourth straight Premier League win under interim boss Michael Carrick with a commanding 2-0 victory over\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":217,"featured_media":43814,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4650],"tags":[249],"class_list":["post-43813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-premier-league","tag-manchester-united"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43813","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/217"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43813"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43813\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43815,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43813\/revisions\/43815"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}