Tottenham predicted team vs Man United - Kudus decision made as Frank makes key change

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The Tottenham Hotspur boss must decide on his starting line-up to face Manchester United in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon

Thomas Frank must decide whether to stick with a winning side or make changes as Tottenham welcome Manchester United in the Premier League's lunch-time kick-off.

After last weekend's woeful derby display at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium against Chelsea, Spurs got back on track on Tuesday night with a 4-0 victory in the Champions League against Copenhagen on Tuesday night, including a wonderful box-to-box individual effort from Micky van de Ven.

Now the north London side will face a United team who will turn up in N17 with four victories and a draw to their name from their past six matches, including wins for Ruben Amorim's side against Chelsea and Liverpool.

Frank must decide whether to stick with the starting XI that impressed against Copenhagen in midweek or bring in some fresh legs to take on a United team that have had a full week to prepare and recover since their 2-2 draw with Nottingham Forest.

The Spurs boss is likely to bring Joao Palhinha back into the starting line-up after his goalscoring cameo from the bench and assist for that long Van de Ven run to score. The question is whether the 30-year-old Portuguese replaces Rodrigo Bentancur or Pape Matar Sarr, who have both enjoyed goalscoring performances against United in recent seasons.

Frank must also decide whether full-back Djed Spence, fresh from another England call-up, comes back into the starting line-up and whether Richarlison comes in up front for Randal Kolo Muani. There is also a decision to be made over summer signing Mohammed Kudus, who the Dane said was touch and go as to whether he would be involved against Amorim's side after the knock that kept him out of the Copenhagen match.

Here's the Tottenham team we reckon Frank will select to face United: