Tottenham vs Manchester United LIVE: Premier League updates, latest team news, TV, prediction

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·16 février 2025

Tottenham vs Manchester United LIVE: Premier League updates, latest team news, TV, prediction

Ange Postecoglou and Ruben Amorim under pressure to turn things around

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Tottenham entertain Manchester United in a heavyweight Premier League fixture on Sunday, with both sides under pressure. Spurs endured a particularly bruising week, exiting both domestic cup competitions to leave only the Europa League on which to focus as an avenue for success this season. Ange Postecoglou may be without a whole host of key first-team players but there is little doubt the pressure is building.

The same could be said for United boss Ruben Amorim, too. The Red Devils have hardly improved since the former Sporting boss replaced Erik ten Hag, albeit they have tended to raise their game against so-called bigger opposition.

Still, it is a meeting of two of England’s biggest clubs in a state of crisis. Neither fully convince, which could well lead to an entertaining clash in north London. Follow all the action LIVE with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog! Dan Kilpatrick will be providing expert analysis from the ground!

Live updates

1 hour ago

Five teenagers added to Man Utd squad

Teenagers Chido Obi, Jack Fletcher, Sekou Kone, James Scanlon, Jack Moorhouse and Elyh Harrison have been added to the Manchester United squad that has travelled to London for today’s game.

Ruben Amorim has turned to the academy amid an injury crisis.

The five players have been training with the first-team squad this week.

Amorim will now make a final decision on his 20-man matchday squad.

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3 hours ago

Tottenham vs Man Utd stats

- Tottenham are winless in seven Premier League home games, drawing two and losing five

- After beating Brentford 2-0 in their last league outing, Spurs are seeking back-to-back league wins for the first time since September, when they defeated Brentford and then Manchester United

- Manchester United are unbeaten in four away matches in league and cup, winning two and drawing two since a 2-0 defeat at Wolves on Boxing Day

- The Red Devils have conceded 32 goals in 20 fixtures across all competitions since Amorim took charge, at an average of 1.6 per match

4 hours ago

Prediction

Both Ange Postecoglou and Ruben Amorim have benefitted from a clear week of training to prepare a gameplan for this match, which should make for an intriguing tactical battle.

Amad Diallo’s absence will really hurt Manchester United and Tottenham are boosted by the return of some key players, which should just give them the edge.

Spurs need to bounce back after a bruising week in which they were knocked out of both domestic cup competitions and they have beaten United twice already this season.

Tottenham to win 2-1.

4 hours ago

Man Utd suffer Amad injury blow

Manchester United have been hit by a fresh injury blow after Amad Diallo suffered ankle ligament damage in training.

Amad could potentially miss the rest of the season. He has posted a message on his Instagram account to confirm the injury.

“Extremely disappointed to be writing this message in such a crucial time of the season," Diallo said in his post.

“Unfortunately, I will be out for some time with an injury. I will come back stronger than ever! Time to support the boys from the outside. Still loads to play for.”

Diallo has been one of the few bright points during a difficult season for United and his injury is a major setback for Ruben Amorim.

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14 hours ago

Micky van de Ven return timeframe

Ange Postecoglou has defended Tottenham's cautious approach with the fitness of Micky van de Ven, suggesting the club would be risking the Dutchman's long-term future by rushing him back into action.

Van de Ven returned to the side for his latest comeback against Elfsborg in the Europa League a fortnight ago but has sat out the subsequent three games, with Postecoglou saying on Friday that he is still "two to three weeks" from fitness.

The centre-back picked up a hamstring strain against Manchester City on October 30 and suffered a recurrence of the problem on returning to the XI against Chelsea on December 8.

Postecoglou insisted that there was "no issue around the injury anymore" and that the delay in Van de Ven's return was merely around the "mechanics" of his body.

Read the full story here!

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15 hours ago

Ange Postecoglou senses 'opportunity' to save Tottenham season

Ange Postecoglou says Tottenham must be aiming to win the Europa League after being eliminated from both domestic cups and believes there is still "an opportunity" for the club to quickly move up the Premier League table.

Defeats to Liverpool in the Carabao Cup and Aston Villa in the FA Cup last week have forced Spurs to readjust their priorities, with focus now split between success in Europe and rescuing their wretched league season in the final 14 games.

Postecoglou's side are through to the Europa League last-16, where they will face one of Real Sociedad, AZ Alkmaar, Galatasaray or Midtjylland in a two-legged tie next month. They remain, though, 14th in the league, with two wins from their last 12 top-flight matches ahead of the visit of Manchester United on Sunday.

Early Manchester United team news

Ruben Amorim has confirmed a sickness bug has hit the Manchester United squad ahead of their Premier League clash with Tottenham.

Fortunately for Man United though, it would appear that the bug has not affected the entire squad with Amorim revealing that just one player has been struck down by illness this week and is now a doubt for the Spurs game.

Speaking on Friday afternoon, Amorim said: “It has been a good week. Until two days ago, we had some problems, also as we don't have players back."

Read Amorim's full quotes right here!

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20 hours ago

Early Tottenham team news

Tottenham look set to have all of Guglielmo Vicario, Destiny Udogie and James Maddison back in the squad for Sunday’s clash with Manchester United as the club’s long-running injury crisis finally begins to ease.

Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou has also confirmed that forwards Brennan Johnson and Timo Werner are also close to making their respective returns from injury, with winger Wilson Odobert also back in training.

How to watch

TV channel: The game will be broadcast on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Ultra HDR. Coverage starts at 4pm GMT ahead of a 4.30pm kick-off time.

Live stream: Subscribers will be able to watch via the Sky Go website and app.

LIVE coverage: Follow all the action with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog!

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