Manchester United take on Tottenham on Saturday in a huge showdown for fourth place.
Spurs’ last visit to Old Trafford came 15 months ago and feels like a different era entirely, a 6-1 win when Jose Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer were in the dugouts.
Both sides have endured numerous revivals, collapses, peaks and troughs since - and yet find themselves roughly in the same position with inconsistency impacting their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League.
With both fourth-placed Arsenal and sixth-placed West Ham in action a day later, a win for either United or Tottenham will catapult them into the prime position to chase down the Gunners.
Date, kick-off time and venue
Manchester United vs Tottenham is scheduled for a 5.30pm GMT kick-off on Saturday, March 12, 2022.
Old Trafford in Manchester will host the match.
Where to watch Manchester United vs Tottenham
TV channel: The match will be televised on Sky Sports Premier League and Main Event, with coverage beginning at 5pm.
Manchester United vs Tottenham team news
All eyes at Carrington will be on Cristiano Ronaldo after the striker flew home to Portugal having picked up an injury ahead of the Manchester derby.
The veteran is therefore a doubt due to his hip issue, along with Luke Shaw and Raphael Varane after they came down with Covid-19. Edinson Cavani also missed last weekend’s game but is nearing a return from a groin injury.
Tottenham are sweating over Ryan Sessegnon’s muscle issue ahead of the trip north.
Japhet Tanganga is on the verge of recovering from a knee injury and Oliver Skipp (groin) is unavailable.
Manchester United vs Tottenham prediction
Two teams who can look incredible one week then dismal the next. Predicting which Tottenham team will turn up is particularly difficult with Antonio Conte’s side as sublime against Everton as they were bad against Middlesbrough.
As for United, Ralf Rangnick has struggled to get his star-studded side to look threatening against even the meekest of teams.
We’re plumping for an away win, 2-0.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
The away team has won each of their last three meetings.
Man United wins: 94
Draws: 49
Tottenham wins: 53
