Time: 12:30
Venue: OLD TRAFFORD
TEAM NEWS
Tottenham forward Harry Kane will miss Saturday's game against Manchester United because of a hamstring strain.
Victor Wanyama is their only other absentee, while summer signing Fernando Llorente could make his full Premier League debut for the club.
United duo Eric Bailly and Phil Jones should be involved after recent injuries.
Paul Pogba and Marouane Fellaini remain sidelined along with Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Michael Carrick.
MOTD COMMENTATOR'S NOTES
Jonathan Pearce: "This a real test to find a major challenger to Manchester City. United have history on their side. They've lost just twice against Spurs in the last 31 home meetings.
"They've also won five at home on the spin without conceding. Phil Jones is England's best defender this season. He has helped organise 12 clean sheets and was badly missed in the shambles at Huddersfield. His fitness will be key.
"So, too, is the news that Harry Kane misses out.
"Tottenham have a 100% away record and were devastating at Wembley against Liverpool.
"This a much tougher test though, especially without Kane. I've a feeling a draw would leave Manchester City the only winners."
WHAT THE MANAGERS SAY
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho on Harry Kane's absence: "I don't speak about injured players so don't ask me about Harry Kane, because to speak about Harry Kane I have to speak about Ibrahimovic, about Fellaini, about Pogba, about Rojo, about Michael Carrick, so I don't speak."
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino on coping without Kane: "We don't need to prove ourselves. I think last season, in the period he was injured, you can see the stats and the games we played - win and lose with Harry, win and lose without Harry.
"I'm disappointed because he is our main striker and I think he is one of the best strikers in Europe, in the world, and always you are going to miss your best striker.
"We always believe in collective, the squad. During the season, problems happen and you must trust all the players, all the squad."
LAWRO'S PREDICTION
Tottenham are level on points with United and this is a big week for them as they host Real Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday.
A draw at Old Trafford would be a good result for them. For any of the top six teams, if they can go away to one of their direct rivals and get a point, I think they will be happy with that.
Prediction: 1-1
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MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
- Manchester United have won their last three Premier League home games against Tottenham without conceding a goal.
- Spurs have lost 20 of their 25 Premier League trips to Old Trafford (W2, D3) - their worst away record against any club in the division.
- United have only lost four of their last 32 top-flight fixtures with Spurs (W20, D8).
- However, those four wins for Tottenham have come in the last 10 meetings between the sides (D3, L3), including a 2-1 victory in May.
- Spurs will be looking to record consecutive league victories over United for the first time since April 1990.
Manchester United
- United have won their last five Premier League home games without conceding.
- They haven't lost in 21 league fixtures at Old Trafford since a 2-1 defeat by Manchester City in September 2016 (W11, D10).
- They could win eight consecutive home games in all competitions for the first time since 2012-13.
- Jose Mourinho has won all five of his home matches against Mauricio Pochettino by an aggregate score of 15-1.
- This will be Marcus Rashford's last game as a teenager. He has scored 13 Premier League goals as a teenager, second only to Wayne Rooney's 15.
- Romelu Lukaku has scored 15 goals in 58 top-flight games against the 'big six' clubs, averaging a goal every 289 minutes.
Tottenham Hotspur
- Tottenham's tally of 20 points after nine games is their best start to a top-flight season since 1963.
- They have only lost twice in 22 league matches (W18, D2).
- Spurs have won six successive Premier League away games, and nine of their last 10.
- Harry Kane has 29 goals in 26 league appearances in 2017. He's seven shy of Alan Shearer's Premier League record of 36 goals in a calendar year, set in 1995.
- Kane has scored in six club games this season and each time he has gone on to score at least twice.
- Son Heung-min needs one more goal to reach 20 in the Premier League and overtake Park Ji-sung as the competition's highest-scoring South Korean player.
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| SAM's verdict | |
|---|---|
| Most probable score: 1-1 | Probability of draw: 27% |
| Probability of home win: 45% | Probability of away win: 28% |
SAM (Sports Analytics Machine) is a super-computer created by @ProfIanMcHale at the University of Liverpool that is used to predict the outcome of football matches.
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