MAN UTD face Tottenham this evening in a crucial game for manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, whose side lost 5-0 to Liverpool last week.
The Norwegian’s job is hanging in the balance and he can’t afford another big loss tonight in London against a Spurs side also looking to prove a point.
- Start time: 5.30pm BST
- TV/Live stream: Sky Sports Premier League
- Tottenham XI: Lloris, Royal, Dier, Romero, Davies, Skipp, Hojbjerg, Lo Celso, Lucas, Son, Kane
- Man Utd XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Maguire, Varane, Lindelof, Shaw, McTominay, Fred, Bruno Fernandes, Ronaldo, Cavani
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FULL TIME RESULTS
Final whistles are being blown around the country in this afternoon’s three o’clock kick-offs, and this is how today’s other games in the Premier League have finished.
- Leicester 0-2 Arsenal
- Burnley 3-1 Brentford
- Liverpool 2-2 Brighton
- Man City 0-2 Crystal Palace
- Newcastle 0-3 Chelsea
- Watford 0-1 Southampton
With Liverpool, Manchester City and Brighton all dropping points, this evening’s game suddenly presents an opportunity for these two clubs to put pressure on those sides above them.
MANCHESTER UNITED SUBSTITUTES
26 Henderson, 3 Bailly, 10 Rashford, 11 Greenwood, 14 Lingard, 20 Dalot, 25 Sancho, 31 Matic, 34 Van de Beek
MANCHESTER UNITED XI
Big changes were called for at Manchester United, and big changes have arrived. Perhaps not in terms of personnel with only two switches from the side versus Liverpool, but certainly in shape. Raphael Varane replaces Mason Greenwood which means a shift to three at the back. A midfield four of Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Scott McTominay, Fred and Luke Shaw has a very defensive look to it, but may prove to be the perfect foil for a front two of Cristiano Ronaldo and Edinson Cavani, the other incoming player who replaces Marcus Rashford. It’s a new-look 3-4-1-2 shape for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and the Red Devils.
1 De Gea; 2 Lindelof, 19 Varane, 5 Maguire; 29 Wan-Bissaka, 39 McTominay, 17 Fred, 23 Shaw; 18 Fernandes; 21 Cavani, 7 Ronaldo
Credit: @ManUtd Twitter
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR SUBSTITUTES
22 Gollini, 2 Doherty, 3 Reguilon, 6 Sanchez, 14 Rodon, 20 Dele, 23 Bergwijn, 25 Tanganga, 28 Ndombele
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR XI
Nuno Espirito Santo makes four changes to the Spurs side that won at Turf Moor in midweek. Captain Hugo Lloris returns in goal while Eric Dier is back in central defence. Lucas Moura was the matchwinner off the bench at Burnley and is rewarded with a start; the Brazilian will play one side of Giovani Lo Celso with another returning forward, Son Heung-min, on the other. Sergio Reguilon and Tanguy Ndombele can perhaps count themselves unfortunate not to be recalled, but their spots on the bench mean a second Premier League start of the season for Lo Celso, and a first for Ben Davies. Harry Kane leads the line of a 4-2-3-1 formation.
1 Lloris; 12 Emerson, 4 Romero, 15 Dier, 33 Davies; 5 Hojbjerg, 29 Skipp; 27 Lucas Moura, 18 Lo Celso, 7 Son; 10 Kane
Credit: @SpursOfficial Twitter THE TEAMSHEETS ARE IN!
WHERE DID IT ALL GO, RON?
After making an explosive return to Manchester United with three goals in his first two Premier League appearances, it’s all gone a little quiet on the scoring front for legend Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Portuguese superstar hasn’t netted in any of his last four league appearances, making it his worst run since November 2017 when he was at Real Madrid.
If he fails to find the net this evening, it will be the first time he’s gone five league games without a goal since a run of nine for the Red Devils between November 2008 and January 2009.
MATCH ODDS
Despite their 5-0 tonking at home last weekend, Manchester United are favourites to bounce back with a win at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The draw is the longest of the three 90 minute options.
- Tottenham win 2/1
- Draw 5/2
- Manchester United 13/10
Odds from Betfair correct at the time of post publication.
GOOD AFTERNOON
Welcome to North London for our live coverage of the crunch Premier League clash between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United.
Cruelly dubbed ‘El Sackico,’ these famous clubs meet with their respective managers – Nuno Espirito Santo and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer – under enormous pressure.
Many expected United to be traveling south without the Norwegian in charge following last Sunday’s nightmare at Old Trafford against rivals Liverpool.
The humiliating 5-0 thrashing was a fourth league match in succession without a win, and the kind of result that has heads rolling.
Yet Solskjaer has avoided the chop for now and his first challenge is to lift his side’s spirits for the match at Spurs, a contest he’ll have to oversee without the suspended Paul Pogba.
It’s the Saturday teatime kick-off in the Premier League with the action underway at 5.30pm and official team news due shortly.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
