Tottenham-Manchester United is a match valid for the second day of the Premier League and is played Saturday at 6:30 p.m.: TV, formations, predictions.
The first outing without Harry Kane, who was sold to Bayern Munich after a long and grueling negotiation, concealed more than one pitfall for Tottenham. Which, as if that were not enough, was called to face away the fearsome Brentford, now for a couple of seasons a fine reality of the Premier League, capable of obtaining two salvations in a row with a long time in advance and even touching Europe. In short, a potential banana peel.
Even so, Spurs did not disfigure against Thomas Frank’s Bees, returning home with a good point and offering an encouraging performance. At the Community Stadium it ended 2-2, a result that is not surprising considering the offensive philosophy of Tottenham’s new coach, former Celtic Ange Postecoglou. Son and his teammates – the South Korean is the new captain after Kane’s farewell – took the lead through former Atalanta man Romero, but after just half an hour Brentford had already overturned their fellow countrymen, thanks to goals by Mbeumo and Wissa. Before halftime to put things back on track was another defender, Emerson Royal, served up by one of the new signings, Maddison. On the other hand, the Brazilian Richarlison continued to miss the appointment with the goal, who momentarily took the place vacated by Kane in the center of the attack, while waiting for a new center forward to arrive (there is increasing talk of Romelu Lukaku).
Tottenham, which will have a highlight match on the second day: in north London comes Manchester United, back from an underwhelming performance.
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The Red Devils beat Wolverhampton but needed a big dose of luck to bend the Wolves, who would have deserved at least a draw. Varane’s was the decisive goal: the French center-back with a quarter of an hour to go and the score locked at 0-0 took the chestnuts out of Erik ten Hag’s fire, giving him the first three points of the new season. The Dutch coach wants to see a more resourceful team against Spurs, who have never beaten United in their last five home matches. In fact, Tottenham has lost more games against the Red Devils (39) than against any other opponent in the Premier League era. Ten Hag is expected to recover Lisandro Martinez, while Postecoglou will be without Romero, who is struggling with a head injury.
The prediction
Tottenham are not favorites but for what they showed in their first outing against Brentford it is safe to assume a prolific contest, in which Spurs will certainly not back down. It is highly likely that both will find their way to goal.
The likely lineups for Tottenham-Manchester United
- TOTTENHAM (4-3-3): Vicario; Emerson Royal, Sanchez, van de Ven, Udogie; Bissouma, Skipp, Maddison; Kulusevski, Richarlison, Son.
- MANCHESTER UNITED (4-3-3): Onana; Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Lisandro Martinez, Shaw; Bruno Fernandes, Casemiro, Eriksen; Antony, Rashford, Sancho.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 2-2
