Cristiano Ronaldo’s volley put the Reds in front at the break after a few hairy moments, not least when Cristian Romero appeared to give Spurs the lead – only for his effort to be ruled out for offside.
The home side pushed further forward in the second half but were caught out twice, Edinson Cavani deftly dinking home before Marcus Rashford put the icing on the cake in the closing stages.
Here are five key topics of conversation, direct from north London…
SOLID FOUNDATIONS
Much of the pre-match talk surrounded Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s decision to start with a back three – or a back five, depending on how you look at it.