Tottenham Hotspur:
Form:
Mauricio Pochettino’s men have been in fine form in the Premier League. Currently sitting third in the table, last weekend’s fixture against Liverpool proved to be a bit of a mismatch for the Reds after Spurs thrashed Klopp’s men by 4 goals to 1 at Wembley.
However, Tottenham suffered a shock defeat to West Ham in the Carabao Cup in a match where they rested several of their star players and it was evident they are tired from their string of high-profile matches.
Team News:
Spurs still have Victor Wanyama and Eric Lamela out injured. Mousa Dembele and Ben Davies are returning from injuries alongside Danny Rose.
The big news coming out is that their prolific striker Harry Kane is sidelined for the Old Trafford showdown with a minor hamstring strain. The Englishman is coming off his best goalscoring month after scoring 13 goals in September. This astonishing achievement put him on par with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo who also have scored 13 goals each for their best goalscoring record in a month. He followed it up with 2 more goals against Liverpool and will be sorely missed by Spurs at Old Trafford.
Predicted 3-4-3 Line-Up:
Hugo Lloris, Serge Aurier, Toby Alderweireld, JanVertonghen, Davinson Sanchez, Danny Rose, Eric Dier, Mousa Dembele, Dele Alli, Fernando Llorente, Christian Eriksen.
Manchester United:
Form:
The red half of Manchester got off to the best possible start this season. After a busy summer that saw the club spend in excess of £150m, Manchester United currently are sitting pretty in the second position in the league. Although their latest shock defeat to Huddersfield Town put some gap between them and table toppers Manchester City, the result is a one-off and Mourinho’s men got back to jump right back into winning ways in the midweek Carabao Cup clash and are noe expected to renew their spark for the title charge. They have played some entertaining, attacking football this season, something the Old Trafford faithful have been craving for since the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson.
Team News:
Mourinho is not expecting any of his injured players to return to action for the tie. He will be without Paul Pogba, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Eric Bailly, Marcos Rojo, Michael Carrick and Marouane Fellaini.
Predicted 4-2-3-1 Line-Up:
David De Gea, Antonio Valencia, Chris Smalling, Phil Jones, Matteo Darmian, Nemanja Matic, Ander Herrera, Juan Mata, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Marcus Rashford, Romelu Lukaku.
Betting Odds:
Manchester United: 23/20
Draw: 12/5
Tottenham Hotspur: 14/5
Predictions:
Manchester United 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur
