Manchester United travel to the capital to take on Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League this lunchtime.
After winning three games in a row, the Red Devils only managed to get away with a draw against Nottingham Forest in the league last weekend.
United have a poor record away from home so far this season, with five points from as many games. On the other hand, Spurs have shown disappointing performances at home so far, gaining just four points from five games.
Man Utd have failed to win their last seven consecutive games against the Lilywhites, losing five of those encounters. The Red Devils have not beaten Spurs away from home since 2021 and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was the manager at the time.
Team news
Lisandro Martínez has returned to full training after recovering from his serious knee problem, but this match will come too soon for him.
On the other hand, GENTLEMEN have reported that Kobbie Mainoo has not traveled with the squad for this match, so his absence is a blow to Ruben Amorim’s side, although he has failed to break into the Portuguese boss’s starting XI.
Predicted lineup
United will only play one match a week this season as they do not play in Europe. So it is unlikely that Amorim would make many changes to his starting XI after last weekend’s draw against Nottingham Forest.
Senne Lammens should keep his place in goal and Belgian Matthijs de Ligt and Luke Shaw could be the two wide central defenders. Harry Maguire could get the chance to start in the CCB position ahead of Leny Yoro in this match due to his aerial ability as Spurs are excellent in set-piece situations.
Diogo Dalot is showing average performances this season; therefore, Patrick Dorgu should start in the LWB position ahead of the Portuguese. Amad Diallo is expected to be the RWB. Noussair Mazraoui could therefore come off the bench.
Casemiro and Bruno Fernandes will form the midfield, while Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha are likely to be the two number 10s in Amorim’s 3-4-2-1 system. Benjamin Sesko could continue in the centre-forward role; in that case, Joshua Zirkzee and Mason Mount could leave the bench.
Expected line-up of Man Utd against Tottenham
Lammens; Van Ligt, Maguire, Shaw; Amat, Casemiro, Bruno, Dorgu; Mbeumo, Cunha, Sesco
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