Comments and predictions for Tottenham vs MU: Away team in danger

Two of English football's fallen giants will go head-to-head in Sunday's Premier League showdown, as Tottenham Hotspur welcome Ruben Amorim's Manchester United to north London.

A win would help the "Roosters" surpass their opponents who are in shaky form, but neither team can be confident that they have completely avoided the risk of relegation.

Latest Tottenham vs MU squad information

Postecoglou has had to make do without a full squad in recent weeks due to a series of injuries, but at least two players – and possibly up to four – are in contention to return against Man United.

On Friday, the Spurs boss confirmed that Guglielmo Vicario and Destiny Udogie are on track to make their first appearances of 2025, while James Maddison and Brennan Johnson could also return from calf injuries. Wilson Odobert and Timo Werner have returned to training, but their return dates are yet to be set.

However, Micky van de Ven (thigh), Cristian Romero (thigh), Dominic Solanke (knee) and Richarlison (calf) remain sidelined, while Radu Dragusin has undergone successful surgery on an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury that will rule him out for the rest of the season.

Dragusin and Lisandro Martinez are both currently recovering from similar operations. The United centre-back was reported to have undergone surgery earlier this week and will definitely miss the trip to north London, along with a number of other players.

Luke Shaw (calf), Mason Mount (thigh), Jonny Evans (back), Tom Heaton (unknown) and Altay Bayindir (unknown) are also all doubtful. Amorim revealed in his pre-match press conference that he has "one or two other issues", and according to reports, that is the case for Kobbie Mainoo, Manuel Ugarte and Toby Collyer.

While Ugarte and Collyer have not been ruled out, Mainoo is expected to be out for at least a few weeks, while it has been reported that Amad Diallo – a key figure in attack – could be out for the rest of the season with an ankle injury, dealing a further blow to United.

New signing Patrick Dorgu made a surprise debut on the right wing in the FA Cup win over Leicester before being substituted midway through the game for Alejandro Garnacho. Garnacho's explosive performance means he's likely to start on Sunday.

Latest expected lineup for Tottenham vs MU

Tottenham Hotspur:

Vicario; Porro, Gray, Danso, Spence; Sarr, Bissouma, Bergvall; Kulusevski, Tel, Son

Manchester United:

Onana; De Ligt, Maguire, Yoro; Mazraoui, Casemiro, Eriksen, Dalot; Fernandes, Garnacho; Zirkzee

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Rewind to the moment just after the north London derby with Arsenal in September, when Ange Postecoglou confidently declared that he “always” wins the title in his second year in charge of a team – a bold statement but one that makes perfect sense given his managerial career.

However, in just four days earlier this month, the Australian's ambition to make that prophecy a reality was dealt two heavy blows. First, Tottenham fell in the League Cup semi-final to Liverpool, then lost in the FA Cup fourth round to Aston Villa, marking another season of not being able to advance far in this arena.

Spurs, however, still have a chance to win their first trophy since 2008 when they compete in the Europa League. Before suffering two shocks in cup competitions, Tottenham ended their dismal run in the Premier League with a win over London rivals Brentford.

Beating Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium ended a run of four consecutive defeats and seven games without a win in the top flight. Now their next target is to reverse their poor home record at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Indeed, Postecoglou's side have not won a home game in the Premier League for over three months, drawing just two and losing five of their last seven here – although they have scored in all of them.

Everton are the only team to fail to score at Tottenham in the 2024-25 season. However, Postecoglou has yet to lose to United in the Premier League and if he continues this run, he will become only the fourth manager in history – after Unai Emery, Ruud Gullit and Nuno Espírito Santo – to remain unbeaten in his first four games against the Red Devils in the competition.

Similar to the home team, Man United also scored in the extra minutes of the FA Cup fourth round. But if Mathys Tel's goal for Tottenham was just a consolation, Harry Maguire's goal was full of controversy.

The former Leicester centre-back headed home a free-kick to give Amorim’s side a dramatic 2-1 win. However, had VAR been in place, Maguire’s goal would almost certainly have been ruled out for a clear offside call that the linesman had missed.

As Ruud van Nistelrooy expressed his frustration at what he called “offside time” rather than the more familiar “Fergie time”, United fans still erupted in joy at the victory – their sixth in eight games in all competitions. It was a remarkable improvement for the team that once dominated England, and who are also aiming for Europa League glory this spring.

However, the 20-time English champions continued their disappointing run with a 2-0 home defeat to Crystal Palace on 2 February – their seventh defeat in their last 11 Premier League games. Spurs have beaten them twice this season.

Before their thrilling 4-3 victory in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals in December, Postecoglou's Tottenham thrashed Erik ten Hag's United 3-0 at Old Trafford, meaning Spurs are on the verge of winning both legs of their Premier League tie against the Red Devils for the first time in a season.

Latest Tottenham vs MU score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the following results for the Tottenham vs MU match:

• Sportsmole: Tottenham 2-1 MU

• WhoScore: Tottenham 1-0 MU
• Our prediction: Tottenham 2-1 MU

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