Spurs captain flew into a reckless challenge on Casemiro, leaving referee Michael Oliver with no choice but to brandish a straight red card. The defensive lynchpin's second dismissal of the season left Tottenham with a mountain to climb and guaranteed him a costly four-match suspension. ⚽ Breakout Brilliance & The Captain's Seal United wasted little time making the man advantage count:
Michael Carrick has restored defensive grit and direct attacking intent.
Manchester United fans still carried the heavy scar tissue from last season's Europa League final defeat in Bilbao against a persistent Tottenham side. But at a rain-soaked Old Trafford, the narrative of this historic rivalry spun on its axis.
