Tottenham vs Manchester United confirmed line-ups: Team news ahead of Premier League fixture tonight



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Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United go head to head on Saturday evening, with both teams looking to close the gap back to the top-four spots in the Premier League table and both managers under pressure. Most of the focus this week has been on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, with his job reportedly in danger after a thrashing at the hands of Liverpool last time out.
Nuno Espirito Santo has not been much more of a popular figure in some quarters with Spurs this term, though they did progress to the Carabao Cup quarter-finals in midweek and are one place and point above United in the league table - a victory for either manager in this clash would give some much-needed breathing space.
Other intriguing points to watch develop further during the 90 minutes will be Harry Kane’s lack of goals so far this term, which United stars are left on the sidelines amid an expected reshuffle of the lineup and, perhaps above all else, whether their leaky defence looks more organised and structured after conceding 11 goals in the last three games. Follow all the live updates of Spurs vs Man United below, after the conclusion of Liverpool against Brighton:
- Kick-off at 5:30pm
- TOT - Lloris; Royal, Romero, Dier, Davies; Skipp, Hojbjerg, Lo Celso; Moura, Kane, Son
- MNU - De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Varane, Maguire, Shaw; McTominay, Fred, Fernandes; Ronaldo, Cavani
- Ronaldo puts United ahead before the break
41 mins: It would be a stretch to say the goal had been coming by United had been the better team over the previous 10-15 minutes.
But that stunning Ronaldo goal has lit up what had been a poor match up until that point.
Jamie Braidwood30 October 2021 18:13
WOW - what a goal from Ronaldo! It’s stunning finish. Fernandes drifts a inch-perfect pass over the Spurs defence which Ronaldo meets on the full volley. He sends the shot across Lloris and into the net. As good as it gets.
Jamie Braidwood30 October 2021 18:10
37 mins: Play is brought back for a late challenge from McTominay on Lo Celso. This has not been pretty but United do look like they are battling for their manager.
Jamie Braidwood30 October 2021 18:09
35 mins: Brilliant from Wan-Bissaka to chase back and block Son’s shot - although the Spurs forward might have been offside. Spurs beat the United line with a ball slipped through to the forward, who raced clear only to see his shot denied by the recovering full-back.
Jamie Braidwood30 October 2021 18:07
32 mins: Ronaldo is clattered by Dier after receiving the ball with his back to goal.
Moments later Fred lets fly when he had Shaw open to his left. It’s a great strike, swerving towards the far post, and Lloris has to leap to punch it wide.
United’s corner comes to nothing after the ball breaks to Fernandes and his cross back in evades everyone.
Jamie Braidwood30 October 2021 18:05
30 mins: United work the ball out wide to Wan-Bissaka, who is United’s free man, but his pull back evades everyone. Ronaldo recovers it out on the wing but his delivery comes to nothing. United keep the play alive and it leads to Ronaldo lining up a shot at the back post, but Romero steals in to win the ball back.
Jamie Braidwood30 October 2021 18:03
27 mins: Tottenham think they’ve scored through Romero but the flag eventually goes up for offside! It’s a late one, but the right decision. Dier won the ball following the corner and glanced it on to the back post, where Romero bundled it in. He was a yard offside, at least.
Jamie Braidwood30 October 2021 18:00
26 mins: Spurs win a corner after good work from Son on the right. Varane gets out to block his cross.
Jamie Braidwood30 October 2021 17:59
25 mins: Another chance, this time for United! They break forward, with Shaw finding Fernandes. He’s sent slightly wide by the ball, which if played towards goal could have led to a clear chance, but Fernandes whips in a cross from the right that is met by Cavani. His header drifts wide of the post and he looks as if he knows he could have done better.
Jamie Braidwood30 October 2021 17:58
23 mins: Chance! Lo Celso’s free kick was hit straight into the all but Skipp salvages the play, laying it back to Lucas who chips it over the top to Son. The ball bounces up in Son’s path and he went for the chip - but it wasn’t really on and it lands on the top of the net.
Jamie Braidwood30 October 2021 17:56