Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United will be eager to return to winning ways in the Premier League when they clash at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday.

The international break is nearly upon us, but before that, the 2025/26 Premier League season resumes with Gameweek 11. The latest round of fixtures starts on Saturday with Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester United at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Tottenham Hotspur could not have fallen further when they changed managers this past summer. However, the North London club made an unbelievably impeccable start to the 2025/26 season, with a few even making premature predictions of a title charge. Since then, the Lilywhites have reverted to mean, with their home record holding them back in the Premier League.

The 1-0 defeat to Chelsea last weekend dropped Tottenham to sixth in the Premier League standings. However, Thomas Frank’s men have bounced back this week with a morale-boosting 4-0 win over FC Copenhagen in the UEFA Champions League.

On the other hand, Manchester United’s three-match winning run ended last weekend, as they held Nottingham Forest to a 2-2 draw. Many felt the Red Devils were fortunate to escape with a point from the game after schoolboy errors enabled Nottingham Forest to score two goals in quick succession. Nevertheless, Ruben Amorim will be optimistic about his team returning to winning ways this weekend.

The corresponding fixture last season ended in a 1-0 win for Tottenham, with the North London club beating Manchester United four times in the 2025/26 campaign, including the UEFA Europa League final. The Hard Tackle looks closer at the encounter ahead of the latest meeting between the two sides.

Team News & Tactics

Tottenham Hotspur

Thomas Frank has received a positive update on the team news front ahead of his side’s latest fixture. However, the Tottenham Hotspur manager will still be bereft of the services of as many as nine first-team players vs Manchester United on Saturday.

Mohammed Kudus should be fit and available to take on Manchester United after missing the UEFA Champions League clash with FC Copenhagen. However, Radu Dragusin (knee), Ben Davies (hamstring), Kota Takai (thigh), Archie Gray (calf), Lucas Bergvall (head), James Maddison (knee), Dominic Solanke (ankle), and Dejan Kulusevski (knee) remain in the treatment room.

Guglielmo Vicario is an automatic pick between the sticks, with Tottenham Hotspur lining up in a 4-3-3 formation in front of him vs Manchester United on Saturday. The backline will feature Pedro Porro, Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven, and Djed Spence.

As for the midfield unit, there is no looking past Rodrigo Bentancur, Joao Palhinha, and Pape Matar Sarr. Finally, Richarlison will likely lead the line for Tottenham against Manchester United, with Xavi Simons and Mohammed Kudus completing the numbers in the offensive third.

Probable Lineup (4-3-3): Vicario; Porro, Romero, van de Ven, Spence; Bentancur, Palhinha, Sarr; Kudus, Richarlison, Simons

Manchester United

Unlike his counterpart in the Tottenham Hotspur dugout, Ruben Amorim has barely any issues to worry about ahead of the trip to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The Manchester United manager will be without only one first-team player on Saturday.

Lisandro Martinez is the only absentee, even though he has resumed training. However, with the Argentine international missing months of action due to a long-term knee injury, Amorim will ease him back into the thick of things.

Senne Lammens will retain his usual spot between the sticks, with Manchester United lining up in a 3-4-2-1 formation in front of him vs Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday. The central defensive unit will feature Matthijs de Ligt, Harry Maguire, and Luke Shaw, with Maguire returning due to the barrage of crosses that the away side will face on Saturday. Meanwhile, Amad Diallo and Diogo Dalot will continue as the two wing-backs.

The wide duo will protect the centre-backs and provide width in the final third. As for the midfield unit, there is no looking past Casemiro and Bruno Fernandes in the double pivot. Finally, Matheus Cunha should spearhead the Manchester United attack against Tottenham, with Bryan Mbeumo and Mason Mount joining him in the offensive trifecta. So, Benjamin Sesko will be a backup option on the bench.

Probable Lineup (3-4-2-1): Lammens; de Ligt, Maguire, Shaw; Amad, Casemiro, Bruno Fernandes, Dalot; Mbeumo, Mount; Cunha

Key Stats

• Tottenham Hotspur completed the Premier League double over Manchester United last season. They most recently won three successive league ties against United in 1959/1960. The Red Devils are winless in their last seven meetings with Tottenham in all competitions (D2 L5), losing the four most recent clashes. The last team to win five consecutive matches against the Red Devils were Liverpool between 2000 and 2002.
• No side has lost more home Premier League matches in 2025 than Tottenham Hotspur (9). Only in 1994 and 2003 (10 in each) did the Lilywhites reach double figures for home defeats in a year in their league history.
• Manchester United are unbeaten in their four most recent Premier League games (W3 D1), their joint best run under Ruben Amorim. They last had a longer run without losing in January/February 2024 (five games), and that was also the last time they netted two or more goals in five successive matches.
• Across spells with Brentford and Tottenham, Thomas Frank has suffered nine defeats in his last 16 home Premier League matches (W3 D4). Before this run, his Brentford side had won seven of the previous eight home games (D1).
• Only Liverpool (156) have produced more shots in the Premier League this season than Manchester United (153), and no side has had more shots on target than the Red Devils (54). Meanwhile, 66.7 per cent of their attempts have come from inside the box this term (102/153), their highest ratio since 2012/13 (66.8%), their last title-winning season.

Player to Watch

Bruno Fernandes

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While Richarlison, Xavi Simons, and Bryan Mbeumo were viable candidates for this section, we have picked Bruno Fernandes as the Player to Watch for Saturday’s Premier League clash between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

The Manchester United captain has 53 Premier League assists; since his debut in February 2020, only Mohamed Salah (64) and Kevin De Bruyne (58) have more. The Portuguese international has assisted in his last two away games, and he is looking to do so in three successive away outings for the first time since November 2020. Expect Bruno Fernandes to chase that intently in this weekend’s match against Tottenham.

Prediction

Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Manchester United

Manchester United may feel Saturday’s match is the ideal opportunity to end the ridiculous and embarrassing winless run against Tottenham Hotspur. While the North London club returned to winning ways earlier this week in the UEFA Champions League tie with FC Copenhagen, they have been dreadful at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in Premier League games.

However, Thomas Frank may have the blueprint to trouble the Manchester United backline, as Nottingham Forest did last week. That will be the away side’s undoing, even though they will give the hosts a run for their money. The Hard Tackle predicts a 2-1 win for Frank and his charges, with Micky van de Ven likely to make the difference.