{"id":32110,"date":"2020-10-03T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-03T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/?p=32110"},"modified":"2020-10-03T18:30:00","modified_gmt":"2020-10-03T13:00:00","slug":"manchester-united-vs-tottenham-hotspur-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/manchester-united-vs-tottenham-hotspur-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur: Preview, team news, predicted XI and more | Premier League 2020-21"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur<\/strong><br \/><strong>Time<\/strong> \u2013 India: 09:00 PM; UK: 04:30 PM (Sunday)<br \/><strong>Venue<\/strong> \u2013 Old Trafford<br \/><strong>Referee<\/strong> \u2013 Anthony Taylor<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Following their opening day defeat to Crystal Palace, Manchester United have recovered with a run of positive results. The Premier League giants beat Brighton twice in the last week, once in the league and once in the League Cup, and are coming into the game on the back of some good form.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Elsewhere, <a href=\"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/category\/football\/football-teams\/tottenham-hotspur\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> knocked Chelsea out of the League Cup on penalties on Tuesday night and beat Maccabi Haifa 7-2 on Thursday night to make it to the group stage of the Europa League.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>But Jose Mourinho\u2019s last league outing was a disappointing 1-1 draw that saw them concede a contentious last-minute penalty to Newcastle United at home last weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><u>Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur: Head-to-Head<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Total matches: <strong>193<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Manchester United wins: <strong>92<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Tottenham wins: <strong>52<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Draws: <strong>49<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/category\/football\/football-teams\/manchester-united\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Manchester United<\/a> have a far superior record in this fixture since the first time they met Tottenham in 1899 in an FA Cup clash.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Tottenham have not beaten Manchester United in their last three meetings, with the Red Devils beating them at Old Trafford and earning a draw in north London in the league last season.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Spurs&#8217; last win against the Mancunian team came in 2018 when they beat Jose Mourinho\u2019s Manchester United 3-0 at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><u>Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur: Recent form<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p><strong>Manchester United<\/strong> (in all competitions): W-W-W-L-L<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Tottenham<\/strong> (in all competitions): W-W-D-W-W<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Manchester United are coming into the game on the back of three wins on the trot in all competitions following a disappointing start to their season when they lost at home to Crystal Palace.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Tottenham are also on an undefeated run since getting beaten by Everton at Goodison Park in their first  game of the campaign as well.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"tr\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udcf8 \ud835\udde6\ud835\uddd8\ud835\udde9\ud835\uddd8\ud835\udde1<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KumhoTyreUK?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@KumhoTyreUK<\/a> \u26aa\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COYS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#COYS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/51DuZSd2MD\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/51DuZSd2MD<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpursOfficial\/status\/1312025542518956032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 2, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><u>Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur: Team news<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p><strong>Manchester United<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has no fresh injury concerns ahead of the big game against Tottenham at Old Trafford on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Harry_Maguire\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harry Maguire<\/a> missed their EFL Cup win over Brighton in mid-week due to a knock but has been declared fit to face Tottenham at Old Trafford. Phil Jones and Axel Tuanzebe remain sidelined.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udccb The latest on who is available for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUNTOT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#MUNTOT<\/a> on Sunday \ud83d\udc47<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#MUFC<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Manchester United (@ManUtd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManUtd\/status\/1311954934611443712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 2, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><strong>Tottenham<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Heung-Min Son and Giovani Lo Celso remain doubtful to feature in the Tottenham team on Sunday. Son picked up a hamstring injury last week and manager Jose Mourinho has refused to rule him out. Lo Celso came off at half-time of Thursday&#8217;s win over Maccabi Haifa with a knock.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>New signing Gareth Bale (knee) is still on the comeback trail so will not feature at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><u>Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur: Probable XI<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p><strong>Manchester United predicted XI:<\/strong> De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Bailly, Maguire, Shaw, Matic, Pogba, Fernandes; Rashford, Martial, Greenwood<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Tottenham predicted XI:<\/strong> Lloris; Doherty, Dier, Sanchez, Reguilon; Hojbjerg, Lo Celso, Ndombele; Son, Kane, Lucas.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><u>Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur: Where to watch<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p><strong>India<\/strong>: Star Sports 2, Star Sports Select HD 2<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>UK<\/strong>: Sky Sports Premier League<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Stream in India<\/strong>: Disney+ Hotstar<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Stream in the UK<\/strong>: Sky Go App<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><u>Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur: Prediction<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Manchester United have looked off the pace in the <a href=\"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/category\/football\/football-competitions\/premier-league\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Premier League<\/a> due to a vastly curtained pre-season that saw some of the players only training for a week before being thrown into competitive football. They will need to be sharper and more on the game if they have to beat Tottenham at home on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Spurs are facing a different kind of challenge due to fixture congestion that saw them play three games in five days. Jose Mourinho has moaned about his team being overplayed and is afraid of losing players to injuries in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Grafting for Sunday \ud83d\udcaa<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#MUFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUNTOT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#MUNTOT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/taeB1chcyL\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/taeB1chcyL<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Manchester United (@ManUtd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManUtd\/status\/1312085504515624965?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 2, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>But Mourinho is likely to field his strongest eleven at Old Trafford if his top stars are fit and will be looking to catch Manchester United cold as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer\u2019s side have looked short of fitness in recent games.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Solskjaer will hope his side play better than their last home game when they lost to Crystal Palace. His side will be desperate to get the first win in their bag at Old Trafford when Tottenham visit them on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Manchester United vs Tottenham predicted scoreline: 2-1<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United vs Tottenham HotspurTime \u2013 India: 09:00 PM; UK: 04:30 PM (Sunday)Venue \u2013 Old TraffordReferee \u2013 Anthony Taylor Following their opening day defeat to Crystal Palace, Manchester United have recovered with a run of positive results. 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