In this week 2 match on Aug 19th, Tottenham Hotspur hosts Manchester United in a Premier League match. Tottenham Hotspur sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against Brentford. Cristian Romero struck first for Tottenham Hotspur in the 11th minute, but Bryan Mbeumo got the equalizer for Brentford in the 26th minute . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 7th placed Manchester United, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Raphaël Varane struck first for Manchester United in the 76th minute on a feed from Aaron Wan-Bissaka, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Wolverhampton Wanderers couldn’t muster any offence and Manchester United ran away with the shutout win. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Manchester United should be reasonably happy with their performance.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Manchester United won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Manchester United’s most prolific scorer has been Bruno Fernandes. The Portugeese midfielder has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Tottenham Hotspur is fortunate enough to have Harry Kane in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 5 goals
Eric Dier, Rodrigo Bentancur and Alfie Whiteman are unavailable to play for Tottenham Hotspur, while Manchester United will be without Amad Traoré, Tyrell Malacia and Rasmus Højlund.