Saturday evening will bring another chance for two of the Premier League’s most exciting squads to take the field together. When Manchester United play host to Tottenham Hotspur, an encounter between two top-four rivals could have major implications for both clubs at Old Trafford with kickoff at 8:30 pm.
The cracks started to show for Rangnick at Manchester United as The Red Devils were outclassed and outfought by Pep Guardiola’s side.
Kevin De Bruyne helped himself to two goals on either side of Jadon Sancho’s equaliser – with neither Victor Lindelof nor Harry Maguire covering themselves in glory. Riyad Mahrez added two fine efforts in the second 45 to derail Man United’s Champions League bid.
Fourth-placed Manchester United will need to beat West Bromwich Albion at home on Monday night if they’re going to return to the Champions League spots before league-leaders Arsenal’s match against Leicester City on Tuesday.
They’ll also have a tough game on Wednesday at home in the second leg of their Champions League knockout tie with Atletico Madrid.
The North London club had no second invitation to sweep aside Everton last time out. Harry Kane—who surpassed Arsenal legend Thierry Henry in the all-time Premier League goalscoring charts with his 175th and 176th strikes in the competition—and Son Heung-min were also on target in a 5-0 Spurs romping.
Manchester United vs Tottenham Head to Head
Both sides have 34 games against each other, with hosts taking 20 wins while visitors with 7 wins. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Man City 4-1 Man United
- Man United 0-0 Watford
- Atletico Madrid 1-1 Man United
- Leeds 2-4 Man United
- Man United 2-0 Brighton
Away
- Tottenham 5-0 Everton
- Middlesbrough 1-0 Tottenham
- Leeds 0-4 Tottenham
- Burnley 1-0 Tottenham
- Man City 2-3 Tottenham
Manchester United Team News
The host’s list of injured stars will be further reduced when the side face Manchester City on Sunday. But, Raphael Varane is back in training after COVID-19 cleared up and could return to the rearguard, while Luke Shaw seems to be recovering from his bout of illness.
Tottenham Team News
Meanwhile, Tottenham lost Ryan Sessegnon to a muscular problem at halftime during their match against Everton and may have to turn to Paulo Reguilon for the game on Monday. Oliver Skipp and Japhet Tanganga suffered injuries that left them unavailable for the match against Everton.
Prediction and Odds
Manchester United could be short of options in attack for their game against Spurs, so Rangnick’s side could find the Red Devils’ backline vulnerable.
- Draw
- Double Chance
- Both Teams to Score
