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Tottenham welcome Manchester United to north London in what should be an exciting lunchtime encounter.

Thomas Frank’s side are back to winning ways after a thumping 4-0 win over Copenhagen in the Champions League followed two disappointing defeats against Newcastle in the Carabao Cup and Chelsea last weekend.

Spurs have been consistently inconsistent since Frank’s arrival in the dugout, but the Dane has led them to sixth in the Premier League table after 10 games.

United, meanwhile, are eighth, after they escaped the City Ground with a point thanks to Amad Diallo’s late heroics against Nottingham Forest.

Sean Dyche’s men had turned the game on its head after Casemiro had opened the scoring, with a quickfire double thanks to Morgan Gibbs-White and Nicolo Savona.

That result ended the Red Devils’ three-game winning run, which saw them beat Brighton, Liverpool, and Sunderland in that time, and it has seen Ruben Amorim’s side climb the table slowly.

Date, kick-off time and venue

Tottenham vs Manchester United is scheduled for a 12.30pm GMT kick-off today, Saturday, November 8, 2025.

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The match will take place at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Where to watch Tottenham vs Manchester United

TV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on TNT Sports 1, with coverage starting at 11am GMT ahead of the 12.30pm kick off.

Live stream: TNT Sports subscribers can also catch the contest live online via the Discovery+ app and website.

Live blog: You can follow all the action on matchday via Standard Sport’s live blog, with expert analysis from Matt Verri at the ground.

Tottenham vs Manchester United team news

For Spurs, it is more of the same on the injury front. Frank suffered another blow ahead of the Copenhagen clash in midweek, with Mohammed Kudus not making the squad with a knock and he remains a doubt for this game.

Djed Spence recovered from his own to make the bench against the Danish side. Lucas Bergvall missed out completely with a concussion, and he will again sit out this game due to medical protocols.

There are a handful of absentees that Spurs are hoping to have fit by the end of the next international break, but they are unlikely to feature against United.

Dominic Solanke, Kota Takai, Radu Dragusin, Archie Gray, Yves Bissouma, and Ben Davies make up that group.

As for United, Kobbie Mainoo is set to miss out, while Lisandro Martinez is almost at the end of his recovery from an ACL injury.

Amorim confirmed that the Argentine wanted to play against Forest, but club staff decided against including him, instead opting to be cautious with the defender. He could potentially return here, now training with his team-mates again, but it remains likelier that his comeback will be complete after the international window.

Doubtful: Mohammed Kudus

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Tottenham vs Manchester United prediction

This could go either way, as the two kings of inconsistency face off.

Spurs looked more polished in their moments, while United have begun to look more cohesive as a unit as Amorim’s system begins to take shape.

The visitors’ front three of Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko is starting to gel, while Bruno Fernandes is adapting better to his position in the midfield pivot.

That said, if Spurs’ workhorse duo Rodrigo Bentancur and Joao Palhinha can ruffle feathers in the engine room, it might give the home side that extra edge.

Tottenham to win, 2-1.

Head to head (h2h) history and results

Tottenham wins: 58

Manchester United wins: 96

Draws: 51

Tottenham vs Manchester United match odds

Tottenham to win: 17/10

Manchester United to win: 5/4

Draw: 21/10

Odds via Betfair (subject to change).

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Tottenham host Manchester United in the early Premier League kick-off today as they look to build on a free-scoring Champions League win over Copenhagen.

Spurs’ win over Copenhagen, which followed a dismal 1-0 loss to Chelsea, was among their best performances of the season so far. The occasion was capped by Micky van de Ven’s second-half wondergoal, which saw the centre-back dribble from box to box before burying a cool finish.

That result will bring with it a colossal confidence boost ahead of what is sure to be a testing meeting with Ruben Amorim’s rejuvenated Man United.

After a dismal start to the campaign, the Red Devils now find themselves on a four-match unbeaten run, which has lifted them back into the top half of the Premier League.

Thomas Frank will be without several key first-team players for the match, though. Lucas Bergvall is newly unavailable after suffering a concussion against Chelsea, and he joins Dominic Solanke, Kota Takai, Radu Dragusin, Archie Gray, Yves Bissouma, and Ben Davies in the physio’s room.

Despite that, he will hope to ride Spurs’ positive momentum and secure another big win ahead of the November international break.

TV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on TNT Sports 1, with coverage starting at 11am GMT ahead of the 12.30pm kick off.

The two sides will go head-to-head in north London for the first time since the Europa League final in May.

Their calendar was further cleared when they fell at the first hurdle in the Carabao Cup against Grimsby.

Ruben Amorim's side have had a full week to prepare for their trip to Spurs, who were in action midweek against Copenhagen in the Champions League.

"I said from the beginning we want to be able to compete in both because of where we want to be, we need to be able to perform in Champions League, Europa League and still top perform in the league.

"There’s no two ways about it, that’s for the fans, the status, the money, everything, the ambitions, what we want to achieve.

"But to have a week to prepare for a game, to have the freshness, that means something."

Spurs and United both go into the match with five wins, two draws and three defeats from their opening ten matches of the Premier League season.

It is a very congested table. The sides sit two points off Manchester City in second but only the same amount clear of Aston Villa in 11th.

"I think in general the Premier League this season is the most competitive Premier League I’ve seen," Frank said.

"This is my fifth year here and there’s so little between the teams. If I see the other games, I heard [Arne] Slot talk about the [Liverpool vs] Villa game, small margins in that game as well, the momentum change in games - it’s very, very competitive."

Dominic Solanke is not expected to play in a friendly for Tottenham during the upcoming international break, with Thomas Frank hoping the striker will return before the end of 2025.

The striker has been out for two-and-a-half months with an ankle injury which he eventually had surgery on.

Solanke is yet to start a match under Thomas Frank and his recovery from the minor procedure he underwent at the end of September has been a slow one.

Spurs are set to play a behind-closed-doors friendly during the international break and plan to use it to give Radu Dragusin some minutes, with the hope he will then be ready for first-team action again. He has not played since January after an ACL injury.

No firm timeframe has been provided for Solanke's return, with Frank not able to fully guarantee that fans could expect to see the 28-year-old before the end of they year.

“I do hope so," Frank said. "I would say let’s see what happens after the international break.

Solanke has made a total of three appearances this season, all of the bench. He played a total of 31 Premier League minutes across two cameos and was also involved in the UEFA Super Cup defeat to Paris Saint-German.

Spurs will be cautious with his return to action after such a frustrating couple of months, with a clearer idea of when Solanke could play again expected to come after the next fortnight.

"Yeah, I think the international break will be the big deciding factor because we have two weeks there to push in the next steps," Frank said.

"As I say, it's going forward. Just to take it instead of the questions every single time because it was clearly that he was not ready before the international break. It's more, we look after the international break, that's what we're aiming for.

"I think we always want to get it right, but I think it's important to get it right so he's out there, can help the team and we need him back."

Tottenham will make a late decision over the fitness of Mohammed Kudus for their Saturday lunchtime clash with Manchester United.

The winger missed the midweek Champions League win over Copenhagen with a knock and speaking after the match said the injury was "getting better".

No player has provided more Premier League assists this season than Kudus, but it is uncertain whether he will be back to face United.

"Kudus is touch and go for tomorrow, we'll see," Thomas Frank said on Friday.

If Kudus is ruled out, Frank is likely to stick with Brennan Johnson and Wilson Odobert, who both started and scored against Copenhagen on Tuesday night.

Xavi Simons had his performance in a Spurs shirt in that match and should line up in the No10 role again, with Joao Palhinha set to return to the starting lineup behind him.

Destiny Udogie impressed in that match and will hope to keep his place in the side, which would mean Djed Spence having to settle for a spot on the bench.

Up front, Randal Kolo Muani has started the last two games and played 70 minutes in both but should now be up to speed enough to once again get the nod over Richarlison.

The 26-year-old has hit the ground running and is United's top scorer with four goals, netting in the win over Liverpool at Anfield and then scoring a brace a week later against Brighton.

Frank predicted Mbeumo will go on to achieve big things at Old Trafford, even if he hopes that is paused when his Tottenham side host United on Saturday.

"Of course I'll step out of my role at Tottenham. 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."

"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," Frank said.

"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.

Kudus was absent from training on Monday with a knock and subsequently played no part in Spurs’ 4-0 Champions League win over Copenhagen.

Asked after the game for an update, Kudus said: “It's getting better.”

Frank did not go as far as ruling Kudus out of the visit of United on Saturday lunchtime, but the forward remains a doubt.

Dominic Solanke remains sidelined and Frank hopes to be able to call upon his striker later in November, following the upcoming international break.

The striker has been restricted to three substitute appearances this season, all of which came in August, before undergoing surgery on his ankle.

The Spurs boss added: "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."

Martinez is back in full training after making a recovery from the ACL injury he suffered in the home loss to Crystal Palace at the beginning of the year.

However, Amorim did not consider the Argentine for selection against Nottingham Forest last weekend, insisting the central defender needed more time before being ready for a return to action.

"He (Martinez) wants to go to this one [Forest], he isn't going to this one,” Amorim told reporters ahead of the game at the City Ground. “He's going to need time. He has started training with us. Slowly he is going to get better.”

With a further full week’s worth of training under his belt, Martinez could be an option to make the Man Utd squad for the Saturday lunchtime kick-off. That said, it is unlikely he will be considered for a start in any scenario.

Maguire, however, may be in contention to start as one of the three central defenders to help combat Tottenham’s set-piece strengths as well as posing a threat of his own in the opposition box.

Elsewhere, Amorim is expected to keep faith in goalkeeper Senne Lammens, while Casemiro and Bruno Fernandes should continue as the midfield double pivot.

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With fans on his back and a crucial run of games coming up, the spotlight is on Frank to make Spurs more effective in attack

A packed press conference this week ahead of Tottenham’s Champions League match against Copenhagen was not a good sign for Thomas Frank.

Partly it was down to the Danish interest in the Spurs boss and this fixture. The strong British media contingent was a reflection on the growing scrutiny of Frank.

Saturday’s pitiful defeat to Chelsea was the lowest point of Frank’s reign, with boos at half-time, full-time and more than once in between.

Frank was asked how he is finding the spotlight at Spurs compared to his previous jobs.

Frank has faced criticism from supporters over his defensive approach

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“Of course I sense there is a tiny bit more attention to everything,” he said. “But that was the one thing I was 1,000 per cent sure would be different.”

For all the improvements defensively and with the set-piece record, signs of attacking patterns emerging have been too rare.

A 4-0 win over Copenhagen was badly needed but the Danish side offered ample time on the ball and no real physicality.

This was a cathartic night for Spurs but not one yet to be marked as a turning point.

It did still serve its purpose in restoring confidence, particularly to the impressive Xavi Simons.

Just in time, too. There is a sense that Spurs’ season is in the balance, sixth in the Premier League but only two points off both second and 11th.

Spurs host Manchester United on Saturday and then travel to Arsenal after the international break. The seesaw could tip either way.

Major rethink needed at home

In his first press conference as Spurs boss, Frank acknowledged that “the history of the club is massive on attacking football”.

He added: “I always say this one-liner: if you don’t take risks, you also take risks.”

That has rarely been put into practice. Spurs have not been good to watch and rank 19th in the Premier League for shots per match. No amount of injury problems can excuse that.

Spurs are sixth in the Premier League but their attack has struggled badly this season

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“We’re a big believer in making the chance bigger,” Frank said in 2022, explaining the reluctance of his teams to shoot from distance.

Brentford regularly had the highest xG per shot in the Premier League under Frank, patiently working the best possible opportunity.

That same approach at a bigger club like Spurs is unsustainable.

The necessity to be so efficient with every chance should not be as strong because Spurs should be creating plenty of them. That needs to be the focus rather than maximising a small handful of efforts.

Shots get the crowd going, even when they are not the right statistical decision, and Frank needs a more engaged fanbase.

A pragmatic approach has worked away from home for Spurs, who have the best record in the league on the road. However, a major rethink is needed at home.

The dreadful record at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is nothing new - Spurs have won three of their past 19 Premier League matches there.

Frank, though, can do more to address it.

Joao Palhinha and Rodrigo Bentancur need not be starting so many matches together, for example.

The issue is not them as individual players but rather the two as a stodgy midfield partnership.

Frank is never going to have the same high-risk principles as Ange Postecoglou but more of a middle ground needs to be found. The dial has at times lurched too far to the other extreme.

The win over Copenhagen was a big improvement after too many dull home games.

Most concerning is that it has felt at times by design, with Frank wanting to keep matches to fine margins and trusting a set piece to edge three points.

“I’m very aware we haven’t been free flowing,” Frank said on Monday. “In some games there’s definitely been some moments where we’ve been quite good.”

Some moments in some games is fair but it is also not enough.

The stadium was mutinous against Chelsea and the Spurs players shrunk in that environment as poor decisions and individual errors mounted.

Frank has called for the fans to lift the team in tough periods and leave any boos until after the match.

Spurs were booed off after losing 1-0 at home to Chelsea last weekend

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The players need the supporters, but it is also unreasonable to expect a hot atmosphere when the team are simply not threatening to score.

The stadium was bouncing during a rampant second-half spell against Copenhagen, Spurs cutting through the opposition with thrilling pace and directness. That needs to be the formula.

Find a front-foot focus

It was noticeable that Frank bemoaned the lack of intensity from his players after both the Monaco and Chelsea matches.

A key question when he took charge was how would he adapt to a hectic fixture list, one that allowed a day or two of training between matches.

“We’re still in the early days of the season so it’s less important, but when everything accumulates it can be an issue,” Frank said of the quick turnarounds, but it already feels like a problem that could grow.

Spurs’ win away at Manchester City in August was centred on a brilliant man-to-man pressing effort, with their best attacking moments coming when winning the ball high up the pitch.

With the fixtures now piling up, Spurs’ press has often become lethargic, not helped by the injury list limiting rotation.

They have been played through too easily, even with Bentancur and Palhinha in midfield, and only Guglielmo Vicario’s form has prevented some heavy defeats.

The pressing was effective against Copenhagen, but that felt a response to the Chelsea defeat and against a side unable to cope physically. Manchester United will be a better barometer.

The team also needs some consistency to allow relationships to develop.

Frank has shuffled his options on the left, with Simons, Wilson Odobert, Brennan Johnson, Mathys Tel and even Lucas Bergvall getting minutes there.

Xavi Simons has endured a difficult start to life at Spurs

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On current evidence, Odobert should be the starter. His promising partnership with Destiny Udogie, a natural left-footer on the overlap, is worth persisting with, even if the exclusion of Djed Spence leaves the team less defensively secure.

Spurs need a run of matches with the team set up to make them most effective in attack rather than approaching games focusing on how to nullify the opposition.

There is room for in-game improvements, too. In the second half against Chelsea, Monaco, Newcastle and Aston Villa, Spurs did not lead for a single minute and yet managed a total of six shots on target.

Only two goals have been scored by substitutes in 17 matches and those came when Spurs were 2-0 and 3-0 ahead. Rarely have changes and tweaks helped turn the tide.

Frank’s tactical mind is one of his great strengths and so that should change. He also has a proven ability to get more from a squad than the individual players would suggest is possible.

“A Brentford team with let’s say on paper lesser players created a lot of top goal scorers,” he said this week. “I’m convinced we will do the same here.”

Whether the likes of Odobert, Tel and Richarlison are good enough for a club with ambitions of competing at the top is questionable, but, as Frank said, he turned the likes of Bryan Mbeumo, Ivan Toney and Yoane Wissa into stars at Brentford. More of that magic dust is needed.

Addressing the xG problem

The sense that Frank must quickly turn things around comes not so much from a look at the table but from a feeling that the downturn in results been coming.

There was a pointed comment from the Spurs boss this week after he emphasised the unbeaten start in the Champions League and his side’s position in the Premier League table.

“I think everyone would have taken where we are now, in terms of 22 defeats last season and finishing 17th,” Frank said.

He is correct on the basis of just results but it is the performances that have raised concerns.

That was painfully evident against Chelsea in Spurs’ worst attacking display since xG records began.

Spurs now face a crunch run of games, starting against Manchester United on Saturday

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Goalkeeper Vicario has been Spurs’ best player in recent weeks and that is never a good sign for a top side.

Frank’s job is not under pressure at this early stage, particularly considering the key injury absences.

Spurs have failed to replace Kane and Son and the squad needs strengthening in January, backed by owners who appear more actively involved in trying to deliver success.

Results are always what determines a manager’s job security but at Spurs more than most clubs the style of play matters too. Set pieces and a solid defensive shape will only take Frank so far.

Spurs fans of course want results and trophies. For now, though, some fun would go a long way.

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