Manchester United will face Tottenham Hotspur at 12:30. This report includes the latest team news and the expected lineup based on player availability and comments from manager Michael Carrick.
Manchester United aims to build on last week’s dramatic win against Fulham, seeking to make it four victories in a row. Tottenham, on the other hand, comes into the match struggling, having not won any of their last six Premier League games and still looking for their first points of the year. However, they showed resilience last weekend, coming back from 2-0 down to draw against Manchester City.
Manchester United Team News & Predicted Lineup vs Tottenham
Recent Manchester United Lineup
Since taking charge, Michael Carrick has brought in only one new player in his starting lineup. Senne Lammens has established himself as the primary goalkeeper, supported by a steady defense including Diogo Dalot, Harry Maguire, Lisandro Martinez, and Luke Shaw.
Casemiro has been playing well under Carrick, partnering with the returning Kobbie Mainoo. Casemiro contributed a goal and an assist in the match against Fulham and aims to maintain that performance this weekend.
Bruno Fernandes has also been in good form since returning to the #10 role and is approaching a notable Premier League record.
Both Bryan Mbuemo and Amad Diallo have been key figures since Carrick’s appointment. Patrick Dorgu performed exceptionally against Arsenal but is sidelined due to injury. He was replaced by Matheus Cunha in the last match, who has also been performing well.
Manchester United Team Updates
The manager addressed the media on Thursday before the upcoming match.
There has been excitement surrounding young talent JJ Gabriel training with the first team, but due to Premier League regulations, the 15-year-old cannot play for Manchester United this season. Other young players, including Yuel Helafu, Jack Fletcher, Tyler Fletcher, and Jack Moorhouse, also participated in first-team training this week.
As noted, Dorgu remains unavailable due to his injury against Arsenal. Mason Mount also missed the match against Fulham with a training injury that appears more serious than initially thought. Reports suggest that while Mount missed Wednesday’s training, he could potentially return for the game against Spurs, or be available for the next fixture against West Ham.
Additionally, Dutch defender Matthijs de Ligt is currently out due to injury.
Predicted Lineup for Manchester United
- Lammens
- Dalot
- Maguire
- Martinez
- Shaw
- Casemiro
- Mainoo
- Fernandes (c)
- Amad Diallo
- Mbuemo
- Cunha