Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur

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26 Aug 2018
Mourinho and Pochettino
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Manchester United will seek to respond to their defeat against Brighton & Hove Albion as they host a Tottenham Hotspur side who have made their best start to a season in four years.

Team news

Man Utd have Nemanja Matic, Antonio Valencia and Alexis Sanchez back in training but Jose Mourinho is yet to decide if they can play.

Diogo Dalot (knee) has also fully trained for the first time since joining United but Marcos Rojo and Sergio Romero remain out due to injury.

For Spurs, Victor Wanyama is recovering from a knee problem and is likely to remain sidelined with Juan Foyth (thigh).

Son Heung-min is also unavailable while he represents South Korea at the 2018 Asian Games.

Did you know?

Man Utd have won 21 of their 26 Premier League home matches against Spurs (D3 L2), and have been victorious in each of the last four without conceding a goal.

The home team have won the last seven PL meetings between Man Utd and Spurs, a run stretching back to March 2015.

Spurs were the last team from London to win a PL match at Old Trafford, on New Year’s Day in 2014.

Mauricio Pochettino has won 199 matches in all competitions as a manager, excluding shootouts, with 123 of these coming at Spurs.

Referee: Craig Pawson
Assistants: 
 Eddie Smart, Richard West
Fourth official: 
Jonathan Moss

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