Manchester United v/s. Spurs: Preview

Jose Mourinho against a former club is never an uninteresting contest. Both teams having tasted bitter opening day defeats have slickly picked up the momentum, remaining unbeaten in all competitions since then.

Tottenham have some injury concerns with Heung Min Son (hamstring) and Giovanni Lo Celso, the latter being substituted at half time after taking a knock in their Europa League play off against Maccabi. Star signing Gareth Bale is still recovering from a knee injury. Spurs, however still do possess enough firepower in their ranks with Kane, Lamela, Lucas and Bergwin all having good starts to their seasons. They go into the tie on the back of crushing victories over Southampton (5-2) and Maccabi Haifa (7-2) which just shows how freely they can score on their day. Defensive issues still need to be solved, but it's needless to say that Tottenham will heavily rely on their front men, especially Kane who scored a hattrick in midweek, to carry them over the line at Old Trafford.

After a 1-3 drubbing at Crystal Palace, the men in red have won all three of their next games, scoring thrice in each match. Van de Beek is starting to settle into the team with some neat link up plays and shrewd game sense. Rashford, continuing the blistering form he displayed last term, is firing in all cylinders, though Martial is yet to get his first goal of the season. Man Utd is also a team which has been questioned for some defensive debacles, and the fans will sincerely hope that Maguire and Co. are in top form if they are to halt Harry Kane's scoring spree. Bruno will again be fired up to be instrumental in midfield, while the exciting Greenwood cutting in from the right will pose serious threats for Lloris.

A fixture filled with history, both teams would like to pick up the three points and avoid faltering at the very beginning of the season.

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