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Michael Carrick’s Manchester United seek a season-best four-game winning streak when Tottenham Hotspur visit Old Trafford early Saturday.

The Red Devils’ wins over Man City, Arsenal, and Fulham are all part of a seven-match Premier League unbeaten run dating back to Boxing Day, and United have climbed into fourth place with 41 points. That’s five points back of third-place Aston Villa yet barely clear of chasers Chelsea and Liverpool.

WATCH — Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur

Spurs are looking for a win above anything, winless in six-straight Premier League games. Their latest outing was an impressive fightback to draw Manchester City in North London that came on the heels of a good 2-0 win at Eintracht Frankfurt in the UEFA Champions League.

For live updates and highlights throughout Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur, check out PST’s live blog coverage below.

How to watch Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur live, stream link and start time

Kick off time: 7:30am ET Saturday

Venue: Old Trafford — Greater Manchester

TV Channel: USA

Streaming: Watch on USA Network

Manchester United team news, focus

OUT: Patrick Dorgu (thigh), Matthijs de Ligt (unspecified - MORE) | QUESTIONABLE: Mason Mount (knock)

Tottenham Hotspur team news, focus

OUT: Kevin Danso (toe), Rodrigo Bentancur (thigh), Richarlison (hamstring), Mohammed Kudus (groin), Lucas Bergvall (ankle), Pedro Porro (hamstring), Dejan Kulusevski (knee), James Maddison (torn ACL - MORE), Ben Davies (ankle) |QUESTIONABLE: Micky van de Ven (undisclosed), Dominic Solanke (ankle), Cristian Romero (illness), Djed Spence (calf)

Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur prediction

Michael Carrick’s Manchester United seek a season-best four-game winning streak when Tottenham Hotspur visit Old Trafford early Saturday.

The Red Devils’ wins over Man City, Arsenal, and Fulham are all part of a seven-match Premier League unbeaten run dating back to Boxing Day, and United have climbed into fourth place with 41 points. That’s five points back of third-place Aston Villa yet barely clear of chasers Chelsea and Liverpool.

WATCH — Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur

Spurs are looking for a win above anything, winless in six-straight Premier League games. Their latest outing was an impressive fightback to draw Manchester City in North London that came on the heels of a good 2-0 win at Eintracht Frankfurt in the UEFA Champions League.

For live updates and highlights throughout Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur, check out PST’s live blog coverage below.

How to watch Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur live, stream link and start time

Kick off time: 7:30am ET Saturday

Venue: Old Trafford — Greater Manchester

TV Channel: USA

Streaming: Watch on USA Network

Manchester United team news, focus

OUT: Patrick Dorgu (thigh), Matthijs de Ligt (unspecified - MORE) | QUESTIONABLE: Mason Mount (knock)

Tottenham Hotspur team news, focus

OUT: Kevin Danso (toe), Rodrigo Bentancur (thigh), Richarlison (hamstring), Mohammed Kudus (groin), Lucas Bergvall (ankle), Pedro Porro (hamstring), Dejan Kulusevski (knee), James Maddison (torn ACL - MORE), Ben Davies (ankle) |QUESTIONABLE: Micky van de Ven (undisclosed), Dominic Solanke (ankle), Cristian Romero (illness), Djed Spence (calf)

Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur prediction

Thomas Frank looked like a proud Dad at the full time whistle as his injury-ravaged Tottenham Hotspur side fought back from 2-0 down at half time to Manchester City to draw 2-2 on Sunday.

Given all of the negativity around Spurs’ results (they’ve won just two of their last 15 league games) and general play, the boos rang out from the home fans as City cruised into a 2-0 lead.

But Spurs were much better in the second half and Dominic Solanke’s double grabbed a point for them, which some of their fans will be frustrated with because it now leaves Spurs’ north London rivals Arsenal with a six-point lead atop the table.

Here is the latest Thomas Frank reaction following Spurs’ spirited comeback against Man City.

Thomas Frank reaction

On how he and his players took something from that match: “First and foremost I am extremely proud of the players and the character and mentality they have shown,” Frank told Sky Sports. “I am so happy that they, and we, got something out of it. And a well deserved point. I think there was a moment in the second half where we could have scored the third goal. I think it is even more impressive with the injury situation we have. Captain needs to be subbed off at half time because of illness. So we are down to the bare bones with everything. That character and never say die attitude from the players and the fans, the fans second half, it means so much. They helped us so much to come back in this game. I think it was a very good example of what we can do together. Building also from the Dortmund performance and togetherness. So that I am very happy with. I am also happy we finally got something out of a big second half because we showed that never say die attitude against Bournemouth, West Ham and I think it was Villa and now we finally got something. As I said before the game I think we are on something on the right track, I would say.”

On that being the best and most important 45 minutes of his time as Spurs boss so far: “I don’t know if it was the best but I think there are always big 45 minutes or big games in the season. I think that character the players showed, at half time they still stayed calm, we did the changes, we tried to instill belief, staff, players, everyone and how they went out in the second half and came back in a situation where fans are saying we are a little bit not in the best place because you are 2-0 down and all the injuries, captain needs to go off and all that, that just shows everything about the group. I think that never say die thing, they have shown that quite a long time now. But now we got the result as well. Which is big.”

On if a lot of people and team might have given up at half time: “Maybe. I don’t know. I can just say what we tried to do, the players tried to do and what we tried to create that never say die attitude. That is where we are resilient and we respond well to setbacks and I think we’ve shown it a few times and now we finally got something out of that. Inner belief was big. All of the players showed a fantastic attitude.”

On if he told the players at half time to give the fans some energy and things would turn: “I always believe. I know football, anything can happen. I always believe. We talked about the football bits, when we need to go high, go high in the pressure as we’ve done also in the first half but on the goal we need to be really strong in the 50-50’s. We go lower they can’t go through us, when we can play behind, then do that. If we can’t then keep the ball and take it minute by minute and eat away into the game.”

On how hard it is for him as a person when things are going wrong: “It is more fun when it is smoother, of course, but this is football. This is life. It can happen. You need to show resilience. You need to stay as calm as possible, need to carry on, but of course I feel a little bit that was started okay and then in one moment they just take two against five players and we make a mistake. We get very hardly punished in the first half. Not everything was perfect but also more punished. I am quite sure if we look back at the game the first half was not that bad. Of course the second half is much better.”

On the Spurs crowd signing late on and if they meant something to him: “It means not only to me, to the team, to the players, to everyone, I just think we’ve seen two good performances. The Dortmund game and this second half, when we are united fans and players, we can create magic. That is what we need to keep doing, keep pushing together. It meant the world to me, to all of us.”

On if he needs some more support with injuries and 24 hours of the transfer window left: “I feel 100 percent, plenty of support from Vinai, Johan, Lewis family, everything. We are definitely still in the market. But of course we are hit a little bit hard with injuries but let’s see.”

On what he said at half time: “I said a few things. We changed the system to 4-4-2. That is one thing,” Frank told the BBC. “But it is not about the system, we had to adjust the high pressure a bit so we were even better in that and won the ball back better. What we did in the middle pressure, also nothing through us, they did their bit as well. I think offensively especially playing a little more behind them when we could, put them under more pressure. And then that big belief. One minute at a time, one step at a time, one moment at a time, eat our way into the game. There is always an opportunity. That was the message.”

On playing to the strengths of Solanke in the second half: “It is quite evident now that Dom has been a big miss for us so we’ve been without him for six months. Now we have him back, four goals in four games speaks its own language. Today he was very impressive and he’s not fit yet. You see in the last 15 minutes he couldn’t run. That makes it even more impressive.”

On Pape Matar Sarr’s performance: “Very happy with Pape as well. I agree, I thought he was exceptionally good. Actually also happy with him at Frankfurt. But he just came back from five, six weeks away at AFCON without playing too much. We could not go with him from the beginning but second half very impressive.”

On how the fans reacted, especially at the end: “I think we can create something magic together. The players and the fans. When we are united, as we were, especially second half but also the Dortmund game. That atmosphere, that intensity, that is what pushed the players. They really needed it.”

On if he’s been hurting due to the criticism: “I prefer it going more smooth. I think that is fair to say. This is football. In these spells I think we have done more good things than bad things but we haven’t turned the performance into enough results. But I am very happy now we actually got four decent performances unbeaten and in a long spell showed character, mentality. But today we got that result as well.”

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola struck a defiant tone after Spurs came back from 2-0 to draw his visitors via a controversial goal at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday.

City led 2-0 through Rayan Cherki and Antoine Semenyo and the game looked set to be a comfortable stroll to three points.

MORE — Spurs v Man City recap, video highlights

But Dominic Solanke scored twice to restore level terms, and the first goal was anything but straight-forward.

The center forward appeared to kick through the calf of Marc Guehi to force the ball past Gianluigi Donnarumma, and broadcast later reported that the only review was for offside in the buildup.

Spurs seized control of the game and that point and looked like the only team set to score for a solid 15 minutes in North London.

It took some sincere prodding from his postgame interviewer to get him to discuss the Solanke incident. By the time he settled into a few more interviews, he was clearer.

“Well, if you do it to a striker it would be a penalty,” Guardiola said to BBC radio before adding, “I’m not a referee. ... Fascinating in the Premier League.”

Pep Guardiola reaction — Manchester City boss speaks after blown 2-0 lead, controversial Spurs goal

Thoughts on the game? “Good game. After the goal they conceded we had to struggle 10, 15, 20 minutes. In general it was a really good performance, unfortunately we could not win.”

Your early strategy seemed to work, targeting their wider backs: “The game plan was try to play, score goals, and not concede.”

What happened to get them back in the game? “They put in more direct balls, they found the goal, and after that the momentum that always happens in the Premier League happened. It was not a big, big issue.”

On the status of the Premier League title race: “We are playing at a high level. We didn’t have the consistency to win the games when others were able to do it, Fourteen games is a lot of games. Six points. Next one.”

Dominic Solanke has scored one of the goals, if not the goal, of the Premier League season as his unbelievable flicked finish for Spurs against Manchester City was a thing of beauty.

“Solanke’s scorpion” will be on t-shirts, mugs and scarfs very soon.

WATCH — Watch Spurs vs Man City live on Peacock

How did he manage to contort his body and flick his heel out to get contact on the ball in the first place, let alone direct it into the far top corner!?

Solanke’s second half double saw Man City’s 2-0 lead evaporate and his second was very special and will be remembered for a very long time.

Solanke on his scorpion goal: “I love those finishes”

“It was a lovely goal to be fair!” smiled Solanke. “Had to improvize a bit. Was great work from Conor [Gallagher] and I think the ball was behind me a bit but I love those finishes, trying to make something out of nothing. When it goes in it is remarkable so I will be watching that back a few times.”

Asked if he watched the goal back on the big screens inside the stadium, Solanke admitted he had a sneaky look as fans gasped loudly every time a replay was shown: “Yeah I did. I was trying to stay focused on the game but I heard the crowd cheer every time it was on the screen so I had a few looks.”

Video - Dominic Solanke scores incredible goal for Spurs vs Manchester City

Dominic Solanke scored twice — the first an extremely controversial marker and the second a sensational scorpion kick— as Tottenham Hotspur erased a 2-goal deficit to draw Manchester City 2-2 in North London on Sunday.

WATCH — Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City full match replay

Rayan Cherki and Antoine Semenyo gave City a 2-0 halftime lead but Solanke’s brace was enough to split the spoils as Spurs rode a strong quarter-hour performance to a point.

Man City finish the day alone in second place, six points back of leaders Arsenal.

Spurs pull back into 14th place with 29 points.

Solanke, Spurs make most of surprising non-call

Manchester City headed into halftime with almost any witness wondering just how bad the score line could look for Spurs by the end of 90 minutes. A few things changed at the break, including Spurs’ shape, but the moment that changed the game is doubly remarkable; For one thing, Spurs’ goal came out of almost nothing. For a second, it seems like it shouldn’t have withstood video review. In fact, there are questions as to whether the play was reviewed for anything but offside as Dominic Solanke swung his leg through the blocking calf of Marc Guehi in order to clatter it beyond the reach the Gianluigi Donnarumma.

What’s next?

City have a midweek League Cup semifinal second leg at home to Newcastle, then have to quickly rally for an 11:30am ET Sunday trip to Liverpool at Anfield.

Spurs continue a tough run of fixtures when they visit Manchester United at 7:30am ET Saturday before hosting Newcastle United on Feb. 10 and Arsenal on Feb. 22.

Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester City final score: 2-2

Rayan Cherki 11', Antoine Semenyo 45', Dominic Solanke 53', 71'

Nine minutes stoppage time

Will we see a winner in North London?

City close to regaining lead

A scrum over a loose ball in the box as Guehi tries to restore City to the lead and Haaland’sn scooped bid at the rebound is deflected out for a corner kick.

Spurs deal with the service, but City quickly regain the ball to establish possession in the 83rd minute.

Dominic Solanke goal — Spurs 2-2 Man City

Sensational!

Conor Gallagher powers possession through Nico O’Reilly and his cross is jabbed into the side netting via a quasi-scorpion kick.

Rayan Cherki limps off

Cherki played quite a bit after his first-half ailment, but he can’t continue and will be replaced by Tijjani Reijnders.

Rayan Ait-Nouri is replaced by Nico Gonzalez as well in the 70th minute.

Controversy over review

The goal is currently being called a Marc Guehi own goal, which on its own you would think is enough to call it void. Broadcast says offside was reviewed but not the shot itself.

Guehi did not swing his leg at the ball. Solanke swung his leg through the back of Guehi’s calf and struck the ball.

This has to be a Solanke goal if it’s going to stand on the board.

Dominic Solanke goal — Spurs 1-2 Man City

Spurs get their goal, but will it stand?

Solanke gets on the right side of Khusanov, who looses his balance.

The forward that strikes through the leg of Marc Guehi to hit the ball past Donnarumma.

It’s very strange that it’s not given as a foul, as Guehi established himself between the ball and the shooter.

Either way, 2-1.

Spurs start bright

The North Londoners work the ball into the 18 and Destiny Udogie arrives on the left to hammer a near-post shot on target.

Gianluigi Donnarumma gets to his right and makes a comfortable-enough parry, but Spurs look better out of the break.

Spurs halftime sub

Romero’s day is over in favor of Pape Matar Sarr as Spurs chase the game.

Halftime — Tottenham Hotspur 0-2 Manchester City

Man City are in control here, both of the ball and the game.

Spurs have to hope to keep City’s goal number within reason by the end of this one.

Antoine Semenyo goal — Spurs 0-2 Man City

A wayward Spurs clearance into the heart of the City midfield quickly turns into danger.

Bernardo Silva uses the outside of his boot to move the ball past Cristian Romero and onto the path of Semenyo, who buries his chance.

Getting dicey

Man City are unhappy with some Spurs fouls including a nasty shot at Rodri’s legs from Randal Kolo Muani.

It went uncarded and it’s no surprise that Abdukhodir Khusanov sees a yellow for City with a responsive late tackle at the other end.

Rayan Cherki goal! Spurs 0-1 Man City

Bernardo Silva takes the ball off an unaware Yves Bissouma and quickly gets it to Erling Haaland.

The center forward drives up field and defers to Rayan Cherki, who has room to try his luck from 20 yards and beats Guglielmo Vicario to the far post.

Tottenham Hotspur lineup

Vicario, Udogie, Romero, Dragusin, Gray, Palhinha, Bissouma, Gallagher, Simons, Kolo Muani, Solanke

Manchester City lineup

Donnarumma, Nunes, Khusanov, Guehi, Ait-Nouri, Rodri, Silva, O’Reilly, Semenyo, Cherki, Haaland

Spurs vs Man City preview

Manchester City’s title push heads to North London for a Sunday match with domestic stumblers Tottenham Hotspur.

City enter the weekend four points back of leaders Arsenal, and they’re level with Aston Villa on 46 points. They recently snapped a four-match winless run in the league but have only lost once since November 22.

Erling Haaland got back on the score sheet at midweek and City looked great when he started in a unit with new back Marc Guehi and dangerous winger Antoine Semenyo. The latter two were ineligible for the midweek Champions League game and will be expected to star at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

WATCH — Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City

Spurs are winless in five-straight Premier League matches despite a strong UEFA Champions League run which earned them a bye to the Round of 16.

Draws with Brentford, Burnley, and Sunderland have been joined by losses to Bournemouth and West Ham as Spurs have made very little out of a favorable run of fixtures. Thomas Frank’s men have just two league wins since the calendar turned to November. Yes, really.

Tottenham Hotspur team news, focus

OUT: Rodrigo Bentancur (thigh), Richarlison (hamstring), Mohammed Kudus (groin), Lucas Bergvall (ankle), Pedro Porro (hamstring), Dejan Kulusevski (knee), James Maddison (torn ACL - MORE), Ben Davies (ankle) |QUESTIONABLE: Micky van de Ven (undisclosed)

Manchester City team news, focus

OUT: Savinho (thigh), Jeremy Doku (calf), Josko Gvardiol (ankle), Ruben Dias (thigh), John Stones (unspecified), Mateo Kovacic (ankle)

Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester City prediction

Spurs’ injury list is long and they haven’t been great at home to boot. Anything’s possible as Frank knows how to play the underdog role, but the likely result lies on the side of Pep Guardiola’s visitors. Tottenham Hotspur 0-2 Manchester City.

How to watch Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester City live, stream link and start time

Kick off time: 11:30am ET Sunday

Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium — North London

TV Channel: NBCSN

Manchester City’s title push heads to North London for a Sunday match with domestic stumblers Tottenham Hotspur.

City enter the weekend four points back of leaders Arsenal, and they’re level with Aston Villa on 46 points. They recently snapped a four-match winless run in the league but have only lost once since November 22.

Erling Haaland got back on the score sheet at midweek and City looked great when he started in a unit with new back Marc Guehi and dangerous winger Antoine Semenyo. The latter two were ineligible for the midweek Champions League game and will be expected to star at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

WATCH — Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City

Spurs are winless in five-straight Premier League matches despite a strong UEFA Champions League run which earned them a bye to the Round of 16.

Draws with Brentford, Burnley, and Sunderland have been joined by losses to Bournemouth and West Ham as Spurs have made very little out of a favorable run of fixtures. Thomas Frank’s men have just two league wins since the calendar turned to November. Yes, really.

For live updates and highlights throughout Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester City, check out PST’s live blog coverage below.

How to watch Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester City live, stream link and start time

Kick off time: 11:30am ET Sunday

Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium — North London

TV Channel: NBCSN

Streaming: Stream live on Peacock

Tottenham Hotspur team news, focus

OUT: Rodrigo Bentancur (thigh), Richarlison (hamstring), Mohammed Kudus (groin), Lucas Bergvall (ankle), Pedro Porro (hamstring), Dejan Kulusevski (knee), James Maddison (torn ACL - MORE), Ben Davies (ankle) |QUESTIONABLE: Micky van de Ven (undisclosed)

Manchester City team news, focus

OUT: Savinho (thigh), Jeremy Doku (calf), Josko Gvardiol (ankle), Ruben Dias (thigh), John Stones (unspecified), Mateo Kovacic (ankle)

Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester City prediction

Tottenham Hotspur are through to the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League after beating Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 on Wednesday, thanks to goals scored by Randal Kolo Muani and Dominic Solanke.

MORE — Latest Champions League table

Spurs (17 points) finish 4th in the league phase, bypassing the playoff round alongside other top-eight sides Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Barcelona, Chelsea, Sporting CP and Manchester City. That’s 17 points in just eight games for Thomas Frank’s side, meanwhile Spurs have just 28 from 23 games in the Premier League, where they currently sit 14th. Spurs won all four home games in the Champions League, but have won just two of 12 at home in the PL.

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Eintracht Frankfurt (4 points) finish 33rd and are out of European competition this season.

Frankfurt vs Spurs live updates - by Andy Edwards

Frankfurt vs Spurs final score: 0-2

Goalscorers: Randal Kolo Muani (47'), Dominic Solanke (77')

GOAL! Frankfurt 0-2 Spurs: Solanke gets in behind and slots home (77')

GOAL! Frankfurt 0-1 Spurs: Romero tees up Kolo Muani with a cushioned header (47')

Frankfurt starting lineup

Kaua - Buta, Amenda, Koch, Theate, Brown - Skhiri, Hojlund, Larsson - Gotze, Knauff

Spurs starting lineup

Vicario - Spence, Danso, Romero, Udogie - Palhinha, Gray, Sarr - Odobert, Simons, Kolo Muani

How to watch Eintracht Frankfurt vs Tottenham Hotspur live, stream link and start time

Kick off time: 3pm ET Wednesday (January 28)

Venue: Deutsche Bank Park — Frankfurt, Germany

TV Channel/Streaming: Paramount+

It’s been a mostly miserable first season in charge for Frank, but Spurs (14 points) sit 5th ahead of Wednesday’s finale (3 pm ET) — not a bad debut in European competition, now if only they weren’t 14th in the PL and slipping toward the relegation zone for the second straight season. Spurs, who have won just two of 11 home league games this season, won all four at home in the Champions League. Meanwhile, Spurs, who have picked up 19 of their 28 PL points away from home, are yet to win on the road in the Champions League. So unpredictable, it’s predictable.

Eintracht Frankfurt team news, focus

OUT: Michy Batshuayi (ankle), Younes Ebnoutalib (knee), Elias Baum (knee), Can Uzun (undisclosed), Timothy Chandler (undisclosed), Jonathan Burkardt (calf)

Tottenham Hotspur team news, focus

OUT: Rodrigo Bentancur (thigh), Richarlison (hamstring), Mohammed Kudus (groin), Lucas Bergvall (ankle), Rodrigo Bentancur (hamstring), Dejan Kulusevski (knee), James Maddison (torn ACL - MORE), Ben Davies (ankle) |QUESTIONABLE: Micky van de Ven (undisclosed)

Eintracht Frankfurt vs Tottenham Hotspur prediction

Tottenham Hotspur are once again (massively) under-performing in the Premier League and (slightly) over-performing in Europe, with Thomas Frank’s side needing to beat Eintracht Frankfurt to secure a top-eight place in the UEFA Champions League.

MORE — Latest Champions League table

It’s been a mostly miserable first season in charge for Frank, but Spurs (14 points) sit 5th ahead of Wednesday’s finale (3 pm ET) — not a bad debut in European competition, now if only they weren’t 14th in the PL and slipping toward the relegation zone for the second straight season. Spurs, who have won just two of 11 home league games this season, won all four at home in the Champions League. Meanwhile, Spurs, who have picked up 19 of their 28 PL points away from home, are yet to win on the road in the Champions League. So unpredictable, it’s predictable.

For live updates and highlights throughout Eintracht Frankfurt vs Tottenham Hotspur, check out PST’s live blog coverage below.

How to watch Eintracht Frankfurt vs Tottenham Hotspur live, stream link and start time

Kick off time: 3pm ET Wednesday (January 28)

Venue: Deutsche Bank Park — Frankfurt, Germany

TV Channel/Streaming: Paramount+

Eintracht Frankfurt team news, focus

OUT: Michy Batshuayi (ankle), Younes Ebnoutalib (knee), Elias Baum (knee), Can Uzun (undisclosed), Timothy Chandler (undisclosed), Jonathan Burkardt (calf)

Tottenham Hotspur team news, focus

OUT: Rodrigo Bentancur (thigh), Richarlison (hamstring), Mohammed Kudus (groin), Lucas Bergvall (ankle), Rodrigo Bentancur (hamstring), Dejan Kulusevski (knee), James Maddison (torn ACL - MORE), Ben Davies (ankle) |QUESTIONABLE: Micky van de Ven (undisclosed)

Eintracht Frankfurt vs Tottenham Hotspur prediction

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