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The offside flag goes up but the United forward did appear to be onside.

We’ve got just under ten minutes to go until kick-off here in north London and the atmosphere is building nicely.

Here’s a quick reminder of the two starting XIs for this one:

Spurs XI: Lammens; De Ligt, Maguire, Shaw; Mazraoui, Casemiro, Fernandes, Dorgu; Mbeumo, Amad, Cunha.

Man Utd XI: Vicario, Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Spence; Palhinha, Sarr; Johnson, Simons, Kolo Muani, Richarlison.

Frank’s side currently have the fourth-worst home record in the league, and have only won three of their 19 games at home over the past year.

Can they start improving that record today?

Today’s fixture will see Thomas Frank and Bryan Mbeumo cross paths again for the first time since the pair left Brentford in the summer.

Speaking about the forward, who has made an impressive start to life at Old Trafford, Frank said: ‘To see him develop from being a young man, 19-year-old when he moved to London and Brentford and left six years later, going into one of the biggest clubs in the world with all that focus and the way he stepped up.

‘For me, looking from the outside, maybe a little bit biased, I think he’s been their best offensive player. He can create, he can score, he works hard, he’s a team player.

‘He’s the perfect example, in my opinion, for a player what I call about attitude, confident but humble. He’s a top player.

‘I think he will have fantastic success there. I hope that for him, not tomorrow, but in general I hope and wish him all the best.’

United’s striker has been benched today, but, speaking yesterday, Amorim said he had full faith in Sesko to prove his worth despite his early struggles.

‘‘What I mean is I understand how things are in football and he’s going to struggle. That is normal, he has no experience here,’ Amorim said.

‘Then the first impact when everyone says that you are so good, you are the next big thing and you hear that with Sesko and then you come to one club that is the hardest club. If you don’t perform every week, you are going to hear a lot of things from club legends, from pundits, from the media, and sometimes they are right.

‘When I started training with Ben, he has more potential than I was thinking [but] we need to understand how he likes to play and also to put in our ideas.

‘I’m quite relaxed with that. He is going to be our striker for the long term but he’s going to have these struggles and these bumps during the ride. That is a normal thing in football.’

Here’s what the Match of the Day pundit predicted for this game in his weekly Metro column:

Man United went to Nottingham Forest and got a decent point. I’ll go for a draw here which I don’t think will be a bad result for both clubs.

The result last week was a good result for Man United because I think Nottingham Forest will improve and be tough to beat under Sean Dyche. Again, you have to say if Man United are going to be making big improvements by getting results at tough grounds, this is going to be one of them.

You can imagine it’ll be another huge statement again. If they can go to Liverpool and win like they did then they can certainly go to Tottenham and win in a different way. That’s why I think it’s so difficult to predict. A month ago, I’d have said Spurs would definitely win but because of Man United’s recent results, they have to keep going and go one step further.

Prediction – Draw

Well, plenty of intriguing things in those lineups. Amorim has opted to drop Sesko to the bench, with Amad moving up to play in the front three alongside Cunha and Mbeumo.

Mazraoui comes in at wing-back to fill in for Amad, while Maguire and Dorgu also return in place of Yoro and Dalot.

Spurs, meanwhile, name both Richarlison and Kolo Muani in their lineup, with Bentancur dropping to the bench in place of Sarr. Spence is preferred to Udogie at left-back, while Kudus is not passed fit to feature in the matchday squad.

Manchester United take on Tottenham in a thrilling opener to the weekend’s Premier League this afternoon.

With a lighter fixture schedule playing its part, United have a clean bill of health with recent absentees Harry Maguire and Mason Mount returning last time out against Nottingham Forest.

Lisandro Martinez was desperate to return to action last week with Ruben Amorim opting to hold him back following his ACL injury suffered in February.

While Amorim will be eager to get him back into the side, he may opt to hold off until after the international break when Martinez will have another two full weeks of training under his belt.

Amorim’s only real dilemma might be whether to switch up his attack. Matheus Cunha was preferred through the middle against Liverpool but Benjamin Sesko has retained his place up top since then.

Tottenham’s injuries have eased somewhat over the last seven days, with captain Cristian Romero making his return off the bench against Chelsea.

Lucas Bergvall was a fresh casualty in that match, forced off in the first half with a concussion. Protocols followed by Spurs ensured he missed the midweek win over Copenhagen, also ruling him out against United today.

Mohamed Kudus missed out in the Champions League due to a knock with Frank describing him as ‘touch and go’ when he spoke to the press on Friday.

Djed Spence, involved in those incredible scenes alongside Micky van de Ven at the final whistle against Chelsea, missed training on Monday but was fit enough to come off the bench on Tuesday night.

Dominic Solanke meanwhile is not expected to return until after the November international break at the earliest with James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski, Ben Davies, Radu Dragusin, Kota Takai and Archie Gray unavailable.

After three wins on the spin, Ruben Amorim’s side settled for a point away to Nottingham Forest last time out, thanks to Amad Diallo’s stunning volley at the City Ground.

Tottenham meanwhile were wretched at home to Chelsea last Saturday, lifeless and uninspiring in front of their own fans again but a 4-0 victory over Copenhagen midweek will have helped ease tensions beginning to build in north London.

Predicted Man Utd XI to face Tottenham

Amorim named an unchanged United XI for the first time last weekend against Forest. With Leny Yoro perhaps more suited to deal with Tottenham’s attacking options, he could very well stick with the same side again.

Predicted Tottenham XI to face Man Utd

Xavi Simons has not sparkled in the Premier League yet but a bright performance in the Champions League coupled with Bergvall’s unavailability could hand him a chance to hurt United.

Tottenham vs Man Utd TV channel and kick-off time

Spurs vs United takes place on Saturday 8 November with kick-off scheduled for 12:30pm.

You can watch the match live on TNT Sports 1, with streaming also available through the Discovery+ app

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Thomas Frank has tipped one Manchester United star to enjoy ‘fantastic success’ at Old Trafford ahead of their match against his Tottenham side.

United travel to north London to take on Spurs on Saturday, with the two teams level on points in the Premier League.

Tottenham were woeful in the defeat to Chelsea last weekend but bounced back to thrash Copenhagen 4-0 in the Champions League in their last game.

Frank is yet to fully win over Spurs supporters but a statement win over the Red Devils, who are on a four-game unbeaten run, would go a long way to help his cause.

And the manager may well have an advantage for this clash, as he is well acquainted with the strengths and weaknesses of United’s man of the moment: Bryan Mbeumo.

Frank managed Mbeumo for six seasons at Brentford and attempted to sign him for Spurs last summer, but the forward had his heart set on a £71million move to Manchester.

His loss has been Ruben Amorim’s gain, with the Cameroon international recording five goals and an assist in his first 11 appearances for United and was recently named Premier League Player of the Month for October.

Speaking in his pre-match press conference, Frank said he was ‘not surprised’ by Mbeumo’s fast start: ‘When you work with a player for six years, you get a close relationship.

‘To see him develop from being a young man, 19-year-old when he moved to London and Brentford and left six years later, going into one of the biggest clubs in the world with all that focus and the way he stepped up.

‘For me, looking from the outside, maybe a little bit biased, I think he’s been their best offensive player. He can create, he can score, he works hard, he’s a team player.

‘He’s the perfect example, in my opinion, for a player what I call about attitude, confident but humble. He’s a top player.

‘I think he will have fantastic success there. I hope that for him, not tomorrow, but in general I hope and wish him all the best.’

As mentioned, United’s form has turned around recently, winning three matches of the bounce before last weekend’s 2-2 draw at Nottingham Forest.

‘You can see it’s a United team that has got more confidence, definitely,’ Frank said of Saturday’s opposition.

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‘I think Ruben and his coaching staff have done a very good job. It’s clearly been a tough year for them and for him. I admire him a lot for that, to go through a very tricky spell with a lot of setbacks. To get through that with that focus is well done.

‘Right now they are in a moment where they have more or less every key player available and he’s found his team, played more or less the same team in the last four or five games.’

‘We know exactly what to expect from them. I think they have an incredibly dangerous front three. They’re starting to get more up to pace and we need to close them down. But on the flip side, make sure they run a little bit more backwards because we attack them.’

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Thomas Frank confirmed that Mohammed Kudus remains an injury doubt ahead of Saturday’s Premier League clash with Manchester United.

Kudus has been a vital attacking figure for Tottenham so far this season, starting all ten league matches and providing five goal contributions.

However, an injury sustained in the defeat to Chelsea last weekend saw the Ghanaian miss the midweek victory against Copenhagen in the Champions League.

And Frank confirmed that Spurs will make a late call on the winger’s fitness ahead of he visit of United on Saturday.

‘Kudus is touch and go for tomorrow. Yeah, we’ll see,’ the Spurs boss confirmed in Friday’s pre-match press conference.

Elsewhere, though, there was positive news on defensive duo Cristian Romero and Destiny Udogie, who both started in the midweek win after their respective spells out with injury.

And Frank confirmed that both had ‘responded well’ to the outing and woule be fit and available for selection at the weekend.

Up front, Dominic Solanke has been a missing figure for much of this season due to an ankle problem, which subsequently required surgery.

But the Englishman could make his long-awaited return after the international break, with Frank telling reporters: ‘The international break is the big decider there, two weeks to push him with the big steps.

‘He’s going forward. After the international break is what we’re aiming for. It’s important to get it right so he’s out there and can help the team. We need him back.’

The visit of United at the weekend gives Spurs the opportunity to put right the wrongs from last weekend’s dismal performance against London rivals Chelsea.

Frank’s side currently have the fourth-worst home record in the league, but the Dane is confident that his side have what it takes to get a positive result against an in-form United.

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‘I always believe when going into every game that we will put a good performance out there and do well,’ he added.

‘I think what gives me some confidence that we will put a good performance out there most of the performances we have put out there over the season, in general, have been good.

‘There has been some that have not been top. Two that run away from that were against Bournemouth and Chelsea at home, where the two teams did well and we, on the day, didn’t find the right solutions to match them.

‘But I’m very confident because I think I see the right layers, the right attitude in the players, the ability to want to improve. So it’s another big game coming up that we are ready for and looking forward. Get the fans behind us and we are ready to do everything we can to win the game.’

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Teddy Sheringham says Arsenal’s William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes are not better than Tottenham’s Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero.

Saliba and Gabriel have established themselves as one of the most impressive centre-back partnerships on the planet in recent seasons.

Arsenal have conceded just three goals in 10 games this season but Sheringham has argued that Spurs’ central defenders are just as good.

Sheringham feels Van de Ven and Romero are in the ‘same bracket’ as Saliba and Gabriel – and Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate.

‘Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero are in the same category as Gabriel and William Saliba,’ the former Spurs forward told Oddspedia.

‘Everyone talks about the best Premier League centre-back pairing being Gabriel and Saliba.

‘You can also make a case for Liverpool’s defensive partnership: Virgil van Dijk is still a fantastic player, although there are still question marks around Ibrahima Konate.

‘But I would place Van de Ven and Romero in the same bracket as those two pairings.

‘They both complement each other very well; if one gets beaten, his partner is there to cover for him.

‘It’s unusual for a centre-back pairing at Spurs to be likened to the Premier League’s elite defenders, but they’re the bedrock of a stable team.

‘We saw last year how Spurs struggled without that pairing and it ultimately contributed to Ange Postecoglou’s downfall.

‘If you took both Van de Ven and Romero out of the team, it becomes very stressful for Spurs, so Thomas Frank will be glad they’re back in the team and showing their class.’

Van de Ven scored a stunning solo goal for Spurs on Tuesday night as the north London side beat FC Copenhagen 4-0 in the Champions League.

Picking up the ball on the edge of his own box, he charged through half ofthe Copenhagen team before bending a finish past the goalkeeper.

‘It seems like we had Lionel Messi turned into Micky van de Ven!’ Spurs head coach Thomas Frank said after the match.

Football pundit and ex-Spurs midfielder Jamie O’Hara told Sky Sports: ‘I think Van de Ven has more about him than Gabriel. I think Romero is on par Saliba.

‘There is not a centre half in the world that can do what Van de Ven did last night.

‘Gabriel cannot score that goal.’

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Tottenham left-back Destiny Udogie has been revealed as the Premier League player who was threatened at gunpoint by a football agent in London.

The 22-year-old, who played in Spurs’ 4-0 win against FC Copenhagen in the Champions League on Tuesday night, is said to have been targeted while walking with a friend along Cockfosters Parade, Barnet, in September.

The agent, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was arrested on suspicion of possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence and is also under investigation over allegations of blackmail and making threats towards Udogie’s friend.

He has not been charged with an offence and was granted bail on September 9.

The Metropolitan Police confirmed they had been called to a street in north London at 11.14pm on September 6 after reports a man in his 20s had been threatened with a firearm.

‘Officers spoke to the victim and during the course of their investigation it was also reported another man in his 20s had also allegedly been blackmailed and threatened by the same individual. No injuries were reported in either incident,’ police said.

‘A 31-year-old man was arrested on Monday 8 September on suspicion of possession of firearms with intent, blackmail and driving without a license. He has been bailed while enquiries continue.’

A Tottenham spokesperson said: ‘We have been providing support for Destiny and his family since the incident and will continue to do so. Given this is a legal matter, we cannot comment any further.’

Udogie, who also plays for Italy’s national side, joined Spurs for an initial £15 million fee from Udinese in 2022.

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Gary Neville predicted where Chelsea will finish in the Premier League after they beat London rivals Tottenham.

Joao Pedro’s first-half goal was enough to earn Chelsea a narrow but deserved win over Spurs in north London on Saturday.

While only one goal separated the sides, Chelsea were by far the more superior team and had a number of chances to put the game to bed.

Tottenham, meanwhile, created very little as they slipped to a 12th defeat from their past 19 home games in the Premier League.

Despite a dismal performance – which was greeted by boos at the full-time whistle – Tottenham are still above Chelsea in the Premier League table.

But Neville fully expects Chelsea to finish above Spurs and says Enzo Maresca is blessed with a ‘better squad’ and ‘better players’ than Thomas Frank.

Asked if he believes Chelsea are on track for a top-four finish, Neville told NBC Sports: ‘The problem is the Premier League is so inconsistent this year.

‘When you look at the league table, every team is so inconsistent except for Arsenal. The fact of the matter is Spurs are still in front of Chelsea.

‘The Chelsea fans were celebrating in that far corner with the Chelsea players and the Tottenham players had left the pitch devastated after being booed off but it’s them who’s in front in the table.

‘It’s been a bit of a mad start to the league this year. I think Chelsea will have enough to get into that top-four because I think it’s going to be a bit crazy all season.’

Neville rates Chelsea above Tottenham and believes the Blues have a ‘far better squad’ than their London rivals.

‘I do, yeah,’ Neville added. ‘Chelsea have a better squad and better players.

‘Look at Tottenham’s players… Randal Kolo Muani, Xavi Simons and a few others haven’t settled in yet and don’t look like they’re at the level the Chelsea players are.

‘Chelsea have a far better squad than Tottenham and they should have because they’ve spent far more money.’

Stamford Bridge manager Maresca was pleased with his team’s performance at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

‘It was a good performance for sure,’ he said. ‘Against this team, in this stadium, at this moment when they look very good, we needed a performance like this.

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‘I think you have to be brave on and off the ball. Off the ball we were very good but then we created chances with the ball too.

‘In England, a 1-0 is not finished and anything can happen. Today we can score one or two more goals, then it would’ve been much more relaxed, but we are very happy with the 1-0 and a clean sheet.

‘We are very happy for ourselves and for the fans because it is a big derby.’

Chelsea return to Premier League action against managerless Wolves next weekend, while Tottenham will look to improve their home record against Manchester United.

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Chelsea and Tottenham share an interestin Porto striker Samu Aghehowa, with his club open to selling him in 2026.

The 21-year-old moved to the Portuguese club from Atletico Madrid in the summer of 2024 and has been in rampant form ever since.

He scored 27 goals in all competitions in his first season with Porto and has continued to impress in this campaign, scored nine times already.

The three-cap Spain international came close to joining Chelsea last year, with financial terms agreed, but an ankle issue saw him fail a medical.

Instead he moved to Porto but there remains interest in him from Stamford Bridge and from north London.

Portuguese publication Correio de Manha report that both Chelsea and Tottenham are considering a move for Aghehowa next year and Porto are not ruling out a sale.

The striker has a release clause in his contract worth €100million (£88m), but the report states that Porto would be willing to accept an offer of €80m (£70m).

Due to their financial situation, Porto would even be willing to sanction a sale in January, cashing in on their star forward in the middle of the season.

However, whether Chelsea or Spurs would be willing to spend so big in the winter transfer window is yet to be seen.

The Blues brought in forwards Joao Pedro and Liam Delap over the summer, while also signing the likes of Estevao, Alejandro Garnacho and Jamie Gittens in attacking roles.

Tottenham also brought in new forwards, with the likes of Mathys Tel, Randal Kolo Muani and Mohammed Kudus joining the club.

However, Thomas Frank’s team is struggling to fire in front of goal and could be back in the market for a striker at the earliest opportunity.

Chelsea got the better of Spurs on Saturday with a 1-0 win in north London as the home side turned in a turgid display which led to loud boos from their own fans.

Tottenham managed just three shots and their xG for the game was 0.05, their lowest ever recorded in a Premier League game.

Frank said of the blunt display: ‘I would say that, of course, hurt massively. ‘I’ve never been in charge of a team that created that little in one game, never.

‘So that, of course, I will look into what we can do to make it better. But I think that’s one thing. I think everything is a little bit linked. And today we didn’t hit the level.’

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Frank Leboeuf has criticised Tottenham’s decision to sign a £52million star following his woeful performance in the 1-0 defeat to Chelsea.

Though they remain fourth in the Premier League table, Spurs were booed off the pitch on Saturday as they lost to their fierce London rivals, with Joao Pedro scoring the winner.

Manager Thomas Frank spent over £185m in his first summer in charge, but several signings are struggling to adapt to life in north London, especially headline arrival Xavi Simons.

Tottenham were desperate to sign a new No.10 but Simons was not their first choice, only turning to the RB Leipzig star after they failed to buy Morgan Gibbs-White and Eberechi Eze.

Still, it was regarded as somewhat of a coup to get the highly-rated Dutchman who had been pursued all summer by Chelsea, but after 12 games he has no goals and just one assist to his name.

Dropped to the bench for the Blues clash, Simons came on after just seven minutes due to an injury to Lucas Bergvall, but it was his risky and sloppy pass back to Micky van de Ven that was intercepted by Moises Caicedo, who in turn teed up Pedro to score the decisive goal.

Former Tottenham star Jamie O’Hara was scathing of Simons on talkSPORT, saying: ‘It feels like we signed an Antony,’ referring to the £82m Manchester United flop.

‘Xavi Simons, I’m sick to death of him. He gives the ball away, soft, short, and Caicedo nicks it off him.

‘Honestly, he’s come on for Bergvall after five minutes, and it’s like we’re playing with ten men. I’m sick of it, £52million we spent and he’s bang average, he gives the ball away for fun.’

It got worse for the 22-year-old however, suffering the indignity of being subbed on and off in the same match, with Frank hauling him off with 17 minutes to go.

Based on his start at Spurs, Chelsea will be thankful their transfer for the attacking midfielder fell through, while Leboeuf says the Lilywhites greatly overestimated the player they were signing.

‘Xavi Simons played one good year for Leipzig – that wasn’t the case for Paris Saint-Germain before – and an average season last season and was sold for £52million to Tottenham Hotspur,’ the former Chelsea defender told ESPN.

‘And you expect what? What do you expect from those players who have one good year of football? To be to be a game changer?

‘People are dreaming, dreamers. I don’t get that.’

Leboeuf’s assessment of Simons as a one-season wonder does seem harsh given that he did record 19 goal contributions in 33 games last season, compared to 25 in 43 in his first Leipzig campaign.

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Frank defended Simons post-match, explaining that he was dropped and then subbed off due to fitness reasons: ‘There’s a reason why we didn’t start him, of course.

‘I think he’s played two starts, short turnaround. Also, that energy and freshness I talked about, played 90 minutes Wednesday night. So that’s why we decided that, and then he played 70 minutes here.

‘So I think that was nothing. It’s just because it looks different when you come on after three minutes and get subbed off.’

Simons should get a shot at redemption when Tottenham host Copenhagen in the Champions League on Tuesday.

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Chelsea secured a much-needed win over fierce rivals Tottenham on Saturday and one player has gone viral after wildly taunting the opposition fans.

Calamitous defending from Spurs allowed Joao Pedro to score in the first-half of the London derby and while unable to extend their advantage, the Blues secured a well-deserved three points.

Pedro Neto was involved in the build-up to the goal but had an otherwise quiet afternoon before being subbed off for Estevao in the 85th minute.

But Chelsea supporters have praised the winger’s impact on the bench as Neto was filmed winding up Tottenham fans in bizarre and hilarious fashion during injury time.

In footage that has gone viral on social media, the Portugal international and teammate Wesley Fofana, who had also just been subbed off, were seen standing in the dugout, seemingly complaining about a refereeing decision.

Tottenham supporters behind them furiously shouted for the players to sit down, prompting Neto to turn around and seemingly shout back: ‘F*** you,’ twice.

He then laughed and wildly stuck his tongue out before taking his seat again, much to the ire of the Spurs faithful who continued to heckle the players.

A key player under Enzo Maresca, Neto has recorded 22 goal contributions in 65 appearances since moving to Stamford Bridge from Wolves last year in a transfer worth around £52million.

And fans were delighted with the 25-year-old antics during the derby, with one Chelsea supporter posting on Twitter: ‘This is the funniest video on the internet.’

‘My new favourite player,’ another added, while on Reddit several fans just said: ‘Proper Chels.’

‘The full video is killing me, Netos rage bait, [Malo] Gusto holding his laugh and Josh [Acheampong] seemingly catching a stray at the end,’ another posted.

Tottenham fans were also furious at their own team following another woeful home performance, frustration Thomas Frank says he ‘100 per cent’ understands.

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‘We all sense the frustration and the emotions. That is part of football,’ the manager said in his post-match press conference.

‘It is extremely painful and of course that is part of the job to face you guys now and answer the very good questions when you just are burning inside.

‘And you like to find solutions, watch the game back and see what went wrong, but I think it’s about trying to stay calm. In general, I think Chelsea were good and we were definitely second best.’

The result moves Chelsea up to fifth in the Premier League table, level on points with Spurs. Next up for Maresca’s side is a trip to Qarabag in the Champions League on Wednesday.

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