Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United will stride out in the fourth match back after the Premier League’s unscheduled three-month hiatus, set up by the coronavirus pandemic in mid-March, which is when this match should have been played.
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José Mourinho, now as coach of Spurs, will be reliant on his knowledge of the visitors given how he was in charge of them until December 2018. Manchester United, who before the break in the season, enjoyed their best winning run since Ole Gunnar Solskjær took charge – with ten games unbeaten in all competitions – will be looking to continue where they left off en route to landing a Champions League spot.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester United
When: Friday, June 19, 2020
Kick-off: 21:15
Where: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Probable Lineups
Team News
- Dele Alli is suspended for the welcome of Manchester United, and it could be that José Mourinho’s uses a 4-3-3 set up on Friday night.
- The Spurs boss is without youth academy products Troy Parrott and Japhet Tanganga, while Son Heung-Min and Giovani Lo Celso are doubts.
- Mourinho will hope the pair will be fit to feature in some capacity on Friday, with Steven Bergwijn and Tanguy Ndombele in line to feature.
- Phil Jones is Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s only injury concern for Friday’s trip to Tottenham.
- The Manchester United boss has two key returnees in Marcus Rashford and Paul Pogba available for selection.
- Rashford is set to return to the starting XI here, with Pogba tipped to start from the bench. Fred is expected to feature alongside Nemanja Matic or Scott McTominay in midfield.
Match Facts
- There have been under 2.5 goals scored in United’s last six away games in the Premier League.
- United have won their last three matches against Tottenham in all competitions.
- Tottenham have scored at least two goals in their last three home matches in the Premier League.
- United are undefeated in their last five matches in the Premier League.
Previous Meetings
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