Key occasions
11 min: It could possibly be 2-0. Maddison dances by the United defence, taking a beautiful one-two and really practically dinking it over Onana, within the method which he scored at dwelling final week. The keeper will get (simply) sufficient on it.
10 min: It’s all very frenetic as Onana performs a protracted ball excessive, which has Spurs working again. Rashford’s effort is parried by Vicario. He’s offside anyway.
8 min: There’s no blame on Rashford for that Spurs opening aim in my eyes. He was making an attempt to go ahead. 4 or 5 gamers behind him had the prospect to sort out Van de Ven and didn’t. No person was marking Brennan Johnson both.
7 min: United can’t stay with the ferocity of the Tottenham press. Ugarte has had his pocket picked a few instances already, this newest time practically bringing about an opportunity for Maddison. There’s a lot house for the Spurs attackers as to be absurd.
5 min: The murmurs of discontent round Previous Trafford have begun already. United simply haven’t began. Spurs have.
GOAL! Man Utd 0-1 Spurs (Johnson 3)
What a begin for the guests!
How on earth has Micky van de Ven travelled that far? Rashford overruns it as United search for the counter… then United are countered themselves, with Van de Ven racing on and on and on, finally squaring from the byline to present Johnson a simple tap-in. Goodness me.
2 min: United are of their now customary 4-4-2 form with out the ball. Suspect it will likely be extra of a 4-2-3-1 or 4-2-4 when in possession. Spurs are exhibiting the early initiative due to their normal excessive urgent.
KICK OFF
‘Traditionally this can be a glitzy one,’ says poetry’s Peter Drury on Sky. He additionally declares that each golf equipment are ‘charismatic’.
OK, sufficient, it’s lastly time for the speaking to cease. We’re below method at Previous Trafford. A wall of noise greets the primary whistle from referee Chris Kavanagh.
Higher Manchester’s personal Keely Hodgkinson is launched to the gang at Previous Trafford earlier than kickoff. Insert pun a couple of golden efficiency.
12 years in the past immediately. Twelve years!
There are some crimson card candidates in each beginning lineups to be truthful to Richard. Romero, Udogie, Bentancur, Ugarte, Martinez …
Postecoglou tells Sky on Son’s absence: “Brief turnaround from Thursday night time, so simply wasn’t proper for immediately. We’ve had key gamers lacking earlier than.
“You’re going through an enormous membership at an iconic stadium… you blokes [Sky] are right here, so it’s the kinda recreation you need to be concerned in.”
An email from Richard Hirst earlier than kickoff:
Can’t see this ending XI v XI. Numerous scope for each midfield confrontation and kamikaze final man defending. Pink playing cards all spherical – yummy.
That is not what we need to see within the fashionable recreation.
Some excellent news for United. Their girls’s aspect have simply wrapped up a hard-fought 1-0 win at Everton. Spurs’ girls tackle Aston Villa quickly.
Manchester United are winless of their previous three towards Tottenham; earlier than that they’d gained 4 on the bounce towards them. The one factor we needs to be assured immediately is objectives. There’s solely been one 1-0 prior to now 14 conferences between these two sides – and no goalless attracts between them for greater than a decade.
The final time United failed to attain at the least two at dwelling to Spurs was once they had been hammered 6-1 at dwelling by Jose Mourinho’s aspect in 2020 – day when Son scored two and United had 10 males for greater than an hour. Ten Hag’s crew have their points and Postecoglou’s soccer could be scintillating … however it’s exhausting to envisage a repeat of that scoreline immediately.
It begs the query as to why, Erik, did you drop him to the bench for final week’s go to to Crystal Palace? Rashford historically performs properly towards Tottenham, thoughts, with three dwelling objectives towards Spurs within the current previous.
🚨🚨🎙️| Erik ten Hag on Marcus Rashford:
“Final week, he scored three objectives, so he is in a superb course. Now he has to make the final step.” pic.twitter.com/rT95oQnc2F
— centredevils. (@centredevils) September 29, 2024
As for this recreation, right here’s some pre-match studying round either side, with Ten Hag calling for persistence as he integrates some younger signings at United and Spurs’ new boy Dom Solanke gaining confidence quickly.
The ultimate phases of Ipswich v Villa are wanting very fascinating certainly, if that’s your bag. Daniel Harris is throughout it.
Workforce information
Manchester United: Onana; Mazraoui, De Ligt, Martínez, Dalot; Mainoo, Ugarte; Garnacho, Fernandes, Rashford; Zirkzee
Subs: Bayindir, Evans, Lindelof, Casemiro, Eriksen, Mount, Amad, Antony, Højlund.
Tottenham: Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Bentancur, Maddison, Kulusevski; Johnson, Solanke, Werner
Subs: Forster, Spence, Dragusin, Grey, Bissouma, Sarr, Bergvall, Moore, Lankshear.
Preamble
Good afternoon all. The headline act of this weekend’s soccer schedule is sort of upon us at Previous Trafford and it has all of the potential to be an absolute cracker. Two thrilling however considerably flawed groups, each with combined information within the Premier League to date this season, go toe-to-toe. Will Ange Postecoglou’s high-line and high-risk soccer revenue towards an oft-vulnerable Manchester United? Or can Erik ten Hag’s off-the-cuff attackers, buoyed by a house crowd, give the Dutchman some much-needed respite. The midfield battle shall be fascinating in itself, given solidity within the centre is the energy of neither aspect.
The pre-match information: Son Heung-min is lacking for Spurs by harm, whereas for United this one comes too quickly for Luke Shaw, Tyrell Malacia and new signing Leny Yoro. Ten Hag has had a couple of attacking choice dilemmas to think about.
Kick off is at 4.30pm BST and the official crew information will come within the subsequent submit. Excited for this one!
