Tottenham vs Manchester United LIVE score and goal updates as Cristiano Ronaldo and Edinson Cavani score

Fernandes comes off.

Matic comes on.

Kane lacked quality there.

It's not been his night or his season, for that matter.

That's United's third yellow.

Ronaldo makes way.

Rashford comes on.

That was world-class from Ronaldo and Cavani. Both are firmly in the autumn of their careers, however, their quality is yet to diminish. Cavani’s regular omission from the starting XI this season has been a shame and he’s now proving why he has to start - he works so well with Ronaldo up top.

GOAL!! UNITED 2-0!

CAVANI WITH THE GOAL!

What a pass from Ronaldo and expertly taken from Cavani.

More chants of support for Solskjaer.

United needed to stop the rot and they’re doing just that here. Another goal would ease nerves and put the game to bed. They’ve been the better side throughout, but it’s worth noting that Spurs have been very average. Solskjaer’s formation change is paying dividends, though.

It's a straight swap.

Bergwijn for Moura.

Tottenham fans booed that sub.

Spurs could have been through on goal.

They should have been, but La Celso's pass was awful.

Shaw and Wan-Bissaka deserve credit, they've played well here.

Both looked lost against Liverpool as United were stretched.

Ronaldo has the ball in the back of the net but it's offside.

It was a spectacular finish.

Kane had just 18 touches of the ball in that first half.

He's been playing deep again and he's been quiet.

Here we go.

Ronaldo has now scored in 6 successive appearances against Tottenham.

That has been achieved over 12 years.

And here are your half-time ratings...

De Gea

Little to do. 6

Wan-Bissaka

A good half at both ends. 7

Lindelof

Caught out once when Son was played through. 6

Varane

Made the defence more secure. 7

Maguire

Better but booked. 6

Shaw

Improvement on last week. 6

McTominay

Solid. 6

Fred

Disciplined. 6

Fernandes

Great pass for the goal. 6

Cavani

Given United an edge. 6

Ronaldo

Great goal. 8

That's the whistle for half-time.

That was more like it from United.

Drilled and working well off the ball.

This team might look like a defensive one on a teamsheet and with seven defensively-minded players it’s probably a fair accusation, but that goal is why it can work. The defence has been secure so far, as good as they’ve been all season, and even if there’s only three attackers on the pitch they all belong in the world-class category. It’s been a tepid game but at some point Fernandes, Cavani and Ronaldo were going to find a special moment.

I mused pre-match where the service would come from if Fernandes did not come up with something from nothing but he has there and so did Ronaldo. That was a magnificent goal and United’s approach play should not be forgotten there. They were patient and kept probing until the opening emerged.

United deserve the lead. They have looked much more cohesive and the formation has been completely justified. Withdrawing Fernandes has worked and the wing-backs have been supportive.

GOAL! UNITED 1-0!!

Ronaldo scores the opener.

What a strike that was - great volley.

This hasn’t been particularly inspiring fare - in fact it’s been an average match between two teams low on confidence - but the change in shape and a full week on the training ground has fixed some of United’s biggest problems, for now. They’ve been much more robust defensively, barely giving up a chance so far, and the control when they do have the ball has been much more impressive. The midfield has been patient and got the wing-backs into the game.

Son is through on goal but it's offside.

Wan-Bissaka did outstanding to get back.

What an effort from Fred.

The Brazilan's shot from distance is saved by Lloris.

United have had more periods of controlling play than most might have imagined. They have more of an edge up front with Cavani starting and Tottenham’s defence seems detached from most of the front six and their back four have been so narrow when United cross into their territory, so Shaw and Wan-Bissaka are getting a lot of space. Both have performed decently up until now.

Wan-Bissaka finds himself in space but the cross is poor.

The movement in the box didn't help.

That's a let-off for United.