Manchester United ended a barren and unwanted run against the Premier League's leading lights with victory in Sunday's derby.

Prior to this weekend’s derby, United had not beaten a big six side away in the Premier League for three years, since a 3-0 win under Solksjaer at Tottenham in October 2021.

Cristiano Ronaldo was on target that day and subsequently scored a hat-trick in the reverse fixture later that same season. This term, United had lost 15 successive matches away from home to the top six, only taking home four points out of a possible 45, prior to their stunning win at Sunday’s derby.

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It means under Ruben Amorim the Reds have won four of seven games and they will be out to build on the derby success when they visit Tottenham in the Carabao Cup on Thursday night. A spot in the semi-finals is up for grabs in what is a pivotal match for both sides.

And the tie will have the full focus of Amorim despite the derby day delight.

“I think, for the fans, it has a deep meaning, especially in this context, in this moment," he said. "But we had a difficult moment a week ago against Nottingham [Forest] at home with a storm. So it was a really tough moment after the game.

"Today, we are more happy but it’s three points. We have to continue. Here [in England] you don’t stop playing, next week you will have three games. It will change the way they see the team but today is a good day, let’s enjoy for 10 minutes and then think about the next game.”