The Man Utd squad arriving at Old Trafford for the Tottenham game (Picture: Getty)
Tottenham captain Son Heung-min will miss his side’s clash against Manchester United at Old Trafford, according to reports.
Spurs travelled to Manchester on Sunday to face Erik ten Hag’s United at the Theatre of Dreams, but will be without Son when the two teams line up at 4.30pm.
Son was subbed off during Tottenham’s 3-0 Europa League win over Qarabag on Thursday night but Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou hoped he would be fit enough to face Manchester United.
‘Sonny, I don’t think is too bad,’ the Australian boss said.
‘He wants to train tomorrow (Saturday) and we will see how it goes and make a decision from there. We have another day up our sleeve to give him every chance.’
But the Daily Mail say Son is set to miss Sunday’s clash in Manchester in a significant blow to Postecoglou.
In Son’s absence, Tottenham summer signing Dominic Solanke, Brennan Johnson and Dejan Kulusevski will likely make up Spurs’ attack.
Son Heung-Min is expected to miss the match (Picture: Getty)
Manchester United and Tottenham are both languishing in mid-table on seven points ahead of their meeting on Sunday afternoon.
United were held to a goalless draw by Crystal Palace last weekend and also drew with Dutch side Twente in the Europa League during the week.
Spurs suffered back-to-back defeats earlier in the month but responded with three successive wins, the last of which came against Qarabag in Europe.
In the build-up to Tottenham’s European clash with Qarabag, Son raised concerns about the gruelling and growing football schedule.
‘You don’t want to see players struggling with injuries. No one wants to see it,’ he said.
‘A lot of games, a lot of traveling. We’ve got to look after ourselves, which sometimes is very hard. Mentally, physically, you’re not ready.
‘Then going on to the pitch and then the risk of injury is massive. We’re not robots. Don’t get me wrong, we love playing football. That’s clear.’
Victor Lindelof, Luke Shaw, Tyrell Malacia and Leny Yoro remain on the sidelines for Manchester United, but there are no new injury concerns for Ten Hag.
United and Spurs shared an entertaining 2-2 draw in this fixture last season, while Tottenham won the home game 2-0 back in August 2023.
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