Mathys Tel On Bench – Tottenham Hotspur Team vs Manchester United Confirmed | OneFootball

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Thomas Frank has named his Tottenham Hotspur lineup to welcome Manchester United to north London in the Premier League this afternoon.

Frank watched his side crush FC Copenhagen 4-0 in the Champions League in midweek, but there are still question marks about Spurs’ recent domestic performances.

They were comfortably knocked out of the EFL Cup by Newcastle United and produced a poor display in a league loss to Chelsea.

One former Spurs player has suggested Brennan Johnson needs to work on the defensive side of his game, though there have also been encouraging signs from Randal Kolo Muani.

Now there is another big test for Frank’s new-look Tottenham as Champions League spot rivals Manchester United arrive in town, with the Spurs boss feeling they are getting better.

Ruben Amorim’s side played out a 2-2 draw at Nottingham Forest in their last match to stretch an unbeaten run to four games, marking real progress for the Red Devils.

Manchester United’s recent record against Spurs though is nothing less than shocking and Tottenham have won five of the last seven encounters, drawing the other two.

Tottenham have Guglielmo Vicario between the sticks this afternoon, while in defence, Frank plays a back four of Pedro Porro, Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven and Djed Spence.

The midfield engine room is likely to be a key battleground and Tottenham play Joao Palhinha and Pape Matar Sarr, while Xavi Simons adds creativity.

Richarlison, Brennan Johnson and Randal Kolo Muani lead the attack.

If Frank needs to try to influence the game during the 90 minutes with his substitutes then he has options to call for and they include Mathys Tel and Destiny Udogie.

Vicario, Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Spence, Palhinha, Sarr, Simons, Johnson, Richarlison, Kolo Muani