Manchester United vs Tottenham predictions: Spurs can finally have something to smile about
Ian Wilkerson
Pressure on Michael Carrick after one win in five Premier League games for Manchester United
Bottom-of-the-table Tottenham desperate to gain their first victory of the season
The Red Devils avoided defeat in both games against Spurs last season
Manchester United and Tottenham have not shone in the opening weeks of the Premier League season and both Michael Carrick and Roberto De Zerbi will be desperate to see their teams kick on now the first international break of the season is out of the way.
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Key stats
Tottenham have failed to score in four of their five Premier League games this season
Manchester United have won just two of their seven games this term
United to win and both teams to score has been a winning bet in six of their last eight Premier League games at Old Trafford
Eight of United’s last ten home matches have featured at least three goals
Tottenham have lost just one of their last nine games against the Red Devils
Spurs have scored more than once in just three of their last 19 matches
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Draw or Tottenham double chance
Savio to have a shot on target
Rodrigo Bentancur to get a card
Score Prediction
Team news
Carlos Baleba could make his debut for United while Kobbie Mainoo and Marcus Rashford face late tests. Benjamin Sesko, Patrick Dorgu, Noussair Mazraoui and Amad Diallo are doubtful while Matthijs de Ligt and Manuel Ugarte are out.
Defenders Micky van de Ven and Jan Paul van Hecke face tests after suffering injuries on international duty. Pedro Porro, Dejan Kulusevski, Xavi Simons, Wilson Odobert and Mykhaylo Mudryk are all out.
Need to know
United have won just two of their seven matches this season, but Spurs have had an even worse start, sitting at the bottom of the table after a hefty summer of spending and two successive 17th-place finishes in the top flight.
Prediction
Big things were expected of Tottenham this season after they embarked upon a busy summer of spending, but they headed into the international break bottom of the Premier League and without a win in their opening five games.
However, there were signs in their 3-2 defeat to Aston Villa that they may soon be able to turn the corner and the rest came at the right time.
They are capable of getting something against Manchester United, who have won just once in the league themselves, so the Tottenham-draw double chance bet appeals.
Expect Spurs wideman Savio to have a shot on target after he looked lively against Villa, while a booking is probably overdue for midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur, who tops the Tottenham foul charts and has picked up 17 yellow cards in domestic games over the last two seasons.
