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Marcus Rashford's Brace Leads Manchester United Past Jose Mourinho's Tottenham

Two goals from Marcus Rashford saw Manchester United beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 on Wednesday in the Premier League at Old Trafford.

Jose Mourinho's return to his former club got off to the worst possible start when Rashford opened the scoring for the hosts inside the first six minutes.

The Red Devils went on to dominate and ought to have added a second. Rashford went the closest with an effort from range that goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga tipped on to the crossbar after 24 minutes.

The Tottenham goalkeeper also denied Rashford again and Mason Greenwood from point-blank range, while Jesse Lingard curled an effort wide of the target in an impressive opening spell.