Manchester United take on Tottenham in a thrilling opener to the weekend’s Premier League this afternoon.
With a lighter fixture schedule playing its part, United have a clean bill of health with recent absentees Harry Maguire and Mason Mount returning last time out against Nottingham Forest.
Lisandro Martinez was desperate to return to action last week with Ruben Amorim opting to hold him back following his ACL injury suffered in February.
While Amorim will be eager to get him back into the side, he may opt to hold off until after the international break when Martinez will have another two full weeks of training under his belt.
Amorim’s only real dilemma might be whether to switch up his attack. Matheus Cunha was preferred through the middle against Liverpool but Benjamin Sesko has retained his place up top since then.
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Tottenham’s injuries have eased somewhat over the last seven days, with captain Cristian Romero making his return off the bench against Chelsea.
Lucas Bergvall was a fresh casualty in that match, forced off in the first half with a concussion. Protocols followed by Spurs ensured he missed the midweek win over Copenhagen, also ruling him out against United today.
Mohamed Kudus missed out in the Champions League due to a knock with Frank describing him as ‘touch and go’ when he spoke to the press on Friday.
Djed Spence, involved in those incredible scenes alongside Micky van de Ven at the final whistle against Chelsea, missed training on Monday but was fit enough to come off the bench on Tuesday night.
Dominic Solanke meanwhile is not expected to return until after the November international break at the earliest with James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski, Ben Davies, Radu Dragusin, Kota Takai and Archie Gray unavailable.
After three wins on the spin, Ruben Amorim’s side settled for a point away to Nottingham Forest last time out, thanks to Amad Diallo’s stunning volley at the City Ground.
Tottenham meanwhile were wretched at home to Chelsea last Saturday, lifeless and uninspiring in front of their own fans again but a 4-0 victory over Copenhagen midweek will have helped ease tensions beginning to build in north London.
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Predicted Man Utd XI to face Tottenham
Amorim named an unchanged United XI for the first time last weekend against Forest. With Leny Yoro perhaps more suited to deal with Tottenham’s attacking options, he could very well stick with the same side again.
Predicted Tottenham XI to face Man Utd
Xavi Simons has not sparkled in the Premier League yet but a bright performance in the Champions League coupled with Bergvall’s unavailability could hand him a chance to hurt United.
Tottenham vs Man Utd TV channel and kick-off time
Spurs vs United takes place on Saturday 8 November with kick-off scheduled for 12:30pm.
You can watch the match live on TNT Sports 1, with streaming also available through the Discovery+ app