At the start of the season Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United had eyes on the top four, not the top 14, but both have had such miserable seasons that today’s game is 15th v 14th.
Casemiro comes into the team, while the exciting 17-year-old Chido Obi – who scored a hat-trick against Chelsea in the FA Youth Cup this week – is in United’s matchday squad for the first time.
Tottenham Hotspur (4-1-4-1) Vicario; Pedro Porro, Danso, Davies, Spence; Bentancur; Kulusevski, Bergvall, Maddison, Son; Tel.
And although there is nothing tangible to play for in the league, both teams – and managers – could really use a positive result today: for their confidence, and to stay off the back pages.
Manchester United (3-4-2-1) Onana; De Ligt, Maguire, Mazraoui; Dorgu, Casemiro, Fernandes, Dalot; Zirkzee, Garnacho; Hojlund.
