Manchester United v Tottenham: Premier League – live

Submitted by daniel on Sat, 10/10/2026 - 17:30

Key events

Manchester United get the second half started. No changes. The hosts attacking the Stretford End now.

Late Night Line-Up Early-Evening Line-Up with Joan Bakewell Gary Naylor. “Did you see Jeff Koons’ masterpiece Puppy in full bloom? I can understand it being underwhelming if a bit before or a bit after its peak, but not right on it. A man to provoke varied reactions is Jeff, somewhat like Messrs Carrick and De Zerbi at the mo.”

To be fair to Mr Koons, there’s no point asking me about art. Once inside the gallery, and faced with Yves Klein’s La grande Anthropométrie bleue (ANT 105) (ca. 1960, dry pigment and synthetic resin on paper mounted on canvas, 287.8 x 430 x 4 cm), my instinct was less to consider the concept of representing the nude body without resorting to traditional forms, more recording myself in front of it while singing I’m blue da ba dee. Anyway, I’ve gone well off piste here: suffice to say, dear reader, listen to Mr Naylor and not Simple Scotty.

Updated at 19.34 CEST

Half-time postbag. “I’ve assumed all season that once Spurs are playing like a De Zerbi team, they’ll be fine because most teams in the league won’t be able to live with them. Well, Manchester United couldn’t live with them for the first half hour, but Tottenham’s players couldn’t finish their chances. Not to be reductive, but if a football team doesn’t score goals, it won’t win many games” – Kári Tulinius

“Youri Tielemans is 29, but he has 678 matches in his legs - it shows” – Gary Naylor

“It’s all very well for Matheus Cunha to be geeing the crowd up. If the team played better, the crowd would respond” – Adam Roberts

“That 51-years ticker has made my day. Well in, Reds. And this, more than any of the (richly deserved) sanctions to come, is what needs to be done. In the Trump and Johnson era, some shame needs to be reattached to cheating and lying. Long may the pile on continue” – Allan Castle

“The perennial battle for 16th place is doing nothing for the neutral fan today” – Cat in a Rage

“Fouls, poor passing, niggle. Typical relegation six-pointer” – Andrew Goudie

“I’m high on life after coming off on holiday yesterday then watching United, the Dundee variety, move into the top six of the Scottish Premier with a 1-0 win over Hibs at Tannadice today. It’s also United legend Paul Sturrock’s 70th birthday, one of the top 10 players ever to wear the Tangerine, so might celebrate by crying uncontrollably at the realisation that it’s not the 1980s anymore watching videos of him on Youtube all night and opening a bottle of malt. Cheers!” – Simon McMahon

HALF TIME: Manchester United 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur

The xG is 0.05 to 0.96. Spurs, who started so strongly, should be leading. United are booed off by a section of their support.

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Spurs get the ball rolling. They’re kicking towards the Stretford End in this first half.

The teams are out. Manchester United in their famous red, white and black, Tottenham in second-choice dark blue with diagonal multi-coloured neon nonsense. Meanwhile here’s the first line of a song ringing out loud from all four corners of Old Trafford: “You know what you are.” No prizes for guessing the rest of the lyrics, or which club they’re serenading. Don’t look back in anger? Good luck with that! We’ll be off in a minute.

Updated at 18.37 CEST

Tottenham coach Roberto De Zerbi’s turn to talk to Sky. “[Micky van de Ven does not start] because he plays four games in a row for 90 minutes … we have a squad good enough to change … Marcos Senesi is one of the first XI players no less than Micky or any other centre-back … when Lucas [Bergvall] has played this season he has done very well … [Sandro] Tonali did not play the last international game so I think he is fresh to play … both give quality.”

Manchester United coach Michael Carrick speaks to Sky Sports. “We’re obviously delighted [Amad Diallo is back] … he’s a big part of the group … he offers us an awful lot … it’s nice to have him back … he was looking really good pre-season … he’s close to being back to his best … [Leny Yoro] is at the stage of his career to make the next step … he’s made his debut for France … fully deserved … we look forward to seeing him play … we want to keep moving forward … keep improving … we’ve added a little bit … we’ve had to clean up and sharpen up a few other things … get the balance right … today’s a good time to start.”

The results of the 3pms are in. In the main, it’s been a good afternoon for bottom-placed Spurs: Fulham, Bournemouth and Sunderland all lost, while Aston Villa failed to win, so should Roberto De Zerbi’s men claim all three points this evening, they could catapult up the table as high (realistically) as 14th. Ipswich’s late comeback at Fulham however means Manchester United can only climb as high as 10th with victory here. Sarah Rendell has all the details in today’s Clockwatch.

Aston Villa 2-2 Brentford

Chelsea 5-1 Bournemouth

Ipswich Town 2-1 Fulham

Sunderland 0-2 Brighton & Hove Albion

Updated at 18.18 CEST

This is, of course, a rerun of the 2025 Europa League final. (Bilbao’s a lovely city, though the puppy outside the Guggenheim is a bit underwhelming.) History also offers us all of this …

…. plus one of the great training-ground free-kick routines, right at the very start of this old-school classic. Another six-goal thriller, please, lads!

Amad Diallo isn’t alone in making his first appearance for a while. Also starring at Old Trafford this afternoon, this City-baiting banner beloved of United fans back in the day …

… now updated for the post-guilty-verdict era. Opinions / interpretations / blood-pressure readings may vary, many of which can be sourced elsewhere on your super soaraway internet.

Manchester United make two changes to their starting XI following the 1-1 draw at Fulham three years weeks ago. Leny Yoro and Amad Diallo are in for Diogo Dalot and Marcus Rashford, who both drop to the bench. Diallo is making his first appearance of the season. Still no sign of Matthijs de Ligt.

Tottenham Hotspur switch out over half their team in the sepia-toned wake of the dim-and-distant 2-3 home defeat to Aston Villa. Archie Gray, Lucas Bergvall, Destiny Udogie, Conor Gallagher, Marcos Senesi and Mohammed Kudus are recalled. Omar Marmoush, Mateus Fernandes, Rodrigo Bentancur and captain Micky van de Ven drop to the bench, while Pedro Porro and Andy Robertson are missing through injury.

Updated at 18.18 CEST

The teams

Manchester United: Lammens, Yoro, Maguire, Martinez, Shaw, Tielemans, Mainoo, Diallo, Fernandes, Mbeumo, Cunha.

Subs: Darlow, Dalot, Mount, Rashford, Zirkzee, Santos, Baleba, Heaven, Lacey.

Tottenham Hotspur: Kinsky, Gray, van Hecke, Senesi, Udogie, Bergvall, Tonali, Savio, Gallagher, Kudus, Solanke.

Subs: Dubravka, Adarabioyo, Maddison, Tel, Fernandes, Marmoush, Bentancur, Davies, van de Ven.

Referee: Stuart Attwell

VAR: Jarred Gillett

Updated at 17.44 CEST

Preamble

Two teams here who had some forward momentum going into the season with genuine hope of picking up speed; two teams who stalled on the starting line as the leading riders whistled off into the distance. Now then, it’s way too early to be bandying about talk of crisis … but Tottenham Hotspur are bottom of the table after being schooled at home by Aston Villa, while Manchester United required a late equaliser at no-win Fulham to ensure the three-week international hiatus wasn’t as much as a drag for their fans as it would have been without that verdict. Problem is, another unsatisfactory result isn’t going to help the off-stage mood music for any of these lads. So this is important. On offer tonight: a big momentum-shifter for both sides. Throw in the fact that this is one of the glamour fixtures in English football, and a cold start to the campaign can’t compromise the genuine sizzle when these two get together. The spark is lit at 5.30pm BST. It’s on!

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