Two fallen titans of the English game butt heads in Sunday’s Premier League main event, as Tottenham Hotspur welcome Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United to their North London home.
Victory for the Lilywhites would enable them to leapfrog their equally lowly opponents in the bottom half of the Premier League table, although neither can consider themselves to be completely clear of the relegation picture just yet.
Before December’s captivating 4-3 EFL Cup quarter-final triumph, Postecoglou’s Tottenham were too hot for Erik ten Hag’s Man United to handle in a 3-0 Old Trafford trouncing, meaning that they could now do the double over the Red Devils in the Premier League for the very first time.
Lisandro Martinez are now both on the mend from similar operations; the Man United defender reportedly underwent his earlier this week and will be one of several guaranteed absentees for the visitors in North London.
Luke Shaw (calf), Mason Mount (thigh), Jonny Evans (back), Tom Heaton (unspecified) and Altay Bayindir (unspecified) remain sidelined too, and Amorim also revealed in his pre-game press conference that he had another ‘one or two issues’, which are now reported to be the trio of Kobbie Mainoo, Manuel Ugarte and Toby Collyer.
While neither Ugarte nor Collyer have been ruled out just yet, Mainoo is apparently set for a couple of weeks on the sidelines, and it has also been claimed that integral attacker Amad Diallo could miss the rest of the season with an ankle injury in another crushing blow.
The cup success over Leicester saw new arrival Patrick Dorgu peculiarly make his debut on the right-hand side before being hooked at the break for Alejandro Garnacho, who will surely be rewarded for that game-changing cameo with a start on Sunday.
Premier League schedule
It’s an afternoon kickoff in the UK, which means 2:00 PM on the east coast of the U.S.
Premier League channel
The match is only available on radio in the UK. Those Stateside can watch on Peacock streaming. If you’re in Canada, you can stream the game through DAZN.
Everyone else, head on over to LiveSoccerTV to find your viewing options.
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