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Manchester United team news to follow.
Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane (hamstring) has been ruled out for the trip to Old Trafford. Predict and win
Midfielder Victor Wanyama (knee) remains sidelined.
Did you know?
Manchester United have won 20 of their past 25 Premier League home matches against Tottenham Hotspur (D3 L2).
Spurs, who beat Man Utd in May, can record consecutive PL victories against the Red Devils for the first time.
Mauricio Pochettino has lost more PL matches against Jose Mourinho (4) than he has versus any other manager in the competition. NaijaBet.com
Fifteen of Harry Kane’s 29 PL goals in 2017 have come away from home – only Sergio Aguero (17 in 2016) and Robin van Persie (19 in 2011) have scored more on the road in a single calendar year.
Referee: Jonathan Moss
Assistants: Simon Bennett, Andy Halliday
Fourth official: Stuart Attwell
Team News
Manchester United
- Manchester United should be boosted by the return of Eric Bailly and Phil Jones this weekend.
- Paul Pogba has returned to training but it will surely come too soon for him to feature, which means Nemanja Matic and Ander Herrera will continue in central midfield. Predict and win
- Maraoune Fellaini and Michael Carrick look set to miss out as well, leaving Jose Mourinho with few options in central midfield.
- Marcus Rashford and Ander Herrera picked up knocks in the 2-0 win over Swansea on Tuesday and will be monitored closely.
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Marcos Rojo complete Mourinho’s injury concerns ahead of Saturday’s huge clash against Tottenham.
- Jose Mourinho may look to mirror Tottenham’s formation on Satuday, which would leave Juan Mata and Henrikh Mkhitaryan battling for a spot in attack.
Tottenham
- Danny Rose and Mousa Dembele made comebacks in Tottenham’s midweek match against West Ham, but it might be too soon for Rose to start consecutive games after such a long injury lay-off.
- Harry Kane will miss out after a scan confirmed a minor strain to his left hamstring, which could see Fernando Llorente start in his place on Saturday.
- Mauricio Pochettino has sprung a few suprises with his team selection in recent weeks, so don’t be shocked if he continues in that fashion at Old Trafford. NaijaBet.com
Match Facts
*Man Utd are undefeated in their last 21 home matches (Premier League).
*Tottenham have won their last 6 away matches (Premier League).
*Man Utd have kept a clean sheet in their last 5 home matches (Premier League).
*Tottenham have scored at least 3 goals in 5 of their last 6 away matches (Premier League).
*Man Utd have kept a clean sheet in 5 of their last 7 home matches against Tottenham in all competitions.
*Man Utd have been winning at both half time and full timein 5 of their last 7 home matches (Premier League).
*Tottenham have been winning at both half time and full time in 5 of their last 6 away matches (Premier League). NaijaBet.com
*Man Utd have been winning at both half time and full timein their last 3 home matches against Tottenham in all competitions.
*Man Utd have scored at least 2 goals in their last 5 home matches (Premier League).
*There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 5 of Tottenham‘s last 6 away games (Premier League).
Prediction
- Manchester United bounced back from last weekend’s defeat to Huddersfield with a 2-0 win over Swansea in midweek but this will be the real test of their credentials.
- Jose Mourinho’s side should take confidence from the face they haven’t conceded a goal in four home league matches this season and have kept clean sheets in their last three home matches against Tottenham. Win Big With NaijaBet
- Spurs slipped to a shock 3-2 defeat at home to West Ham on Wednesday despite taking a 2-0 lead into half time. Now it’s the turn of Mauricio Pochettino’s team to respond from an unexpected setback.
- Harry Kane’s absence is a real game changer for Tottenham on Saturday. United now have every chance of taking points from this fixture but would be foolish to underestimate Pochettino and the other Tottenham players NaijaBet.com
