Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur

Old Trafford forms the backdrop as Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur lock horns in a midweek top-five Premier League six-pointer.

Newcastle United held Manchester United to a tepid goalless draw at the Theatre of Dreams last weekend, putting a dent into Erik ten Hag’s bid to guide his side to a third top-four finish in four years. Man Utd’s topsy-turvy three-game league form (W1, D1, L1) places them on the periphery of the top four, with fourth-placed Chelsea only three points away. Keen to get back to winning ways and build on a three-match unbeaten home league form (W2, D1), the ‘Red Devils’ can draw confidence from their stellar midweek record. Indeed, no team has won more Premier League matches on Wednesday (European time) than Man Utd (72). On top of that, the hosts have won their last three top-flight meetings with ‘Spurs’ and could make it four in a row for the first time since 2010.

Meanwhile, Tottenham Hotspur’s unanswered second-half double catapulted them to a comfortable 2-0 home win over Everton at the weekend, helping them stay within a four-point distance of table-topping Arsenal. After going winless in back-to-back competitive games at the start of October (D1, L1), Antonio Conte’s men have racked up a three-game winning streak in all competitions, including two Premier League victories ‘to nil.’ Tottenham’s domestic form gives visiting fans plenty to look forward to at Old Trafford, as ‘Spurs’ are unbeaten in 15 of their last 16 league outings (W11, D4), averaging 2.18 goals per match. Conte may take this encounter personally after losing all three Premier League visits to Man Utd as a manager, including a ‘goal-friendly’ 3-2 defeat in this corresponding fixture last season.