Manchester United are undefeated in their last 25 matches against Tottenham Hotspur in all competitions. United will be looking to improve this with a win against Spurs this Sunday afternoon at White Hart Lane.
Team News
Tottenham should have Gareth Bale available after he missed Wales’ friendly with Costa Rica due to a hamstring problem. Rafael van der Vaart and Kyle Walker should also be available after they both pulled out of their international squads.The hosts will be missing Scott Parker, who was sent off during their 5-2 loss against Arsenal last weekend.
Wayne Rooney has trained all week for Man United and will return to the squad. Manchester United will be without both Tom Cleverley and Antonio Valencia.
Chris Smalling is doubtful after picking up a head injury during England’s 3-2 loss to Holland midweek. Michael Owen has returned to training but will not feature.
League Form
Manchester United have the best form in the Premier League, winning five of their last six games. Tottenham are halfway down the form table after winning two, drawing two and losing two of their last six games.Spurs: DLWDWL
United: WWWDWW
Most Recent Meeting
The last time the two clubs met was back on the 22nd August 2011, which saw Man United beat Tottenham 3-0 at Old Trafford.Danny Welbeck opened up the scoring on the 61st minute, United’s second came on the 76th minute via Anderson. Wayne Rooney finished off the scoring three minutes before full-time.
Head-To-Head
Man United and Tottenham have played each other a total of 175 times, which have seen 83 Man United wins, 46 Tottenham wins and 46 draws.Referee
Martin Atkinson will referee Sunday’s clash. So far this season Atkinson has refereed 29 games, showing 107 yellow cards and nine red cards.Atkinson is yet to referee a match involving Man United this season, he has taken charge of one involving Spurs, which was their 2-0 win over Everton.
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