Premier League, Round 6Manchester UnitedMUN 10/10/2026 17:30 TottenhamTOT Venue Old Trafford Referee Stuart AttwellPreview for Manchester United v TottenhamTwo of the Premier Leagues biggest spenders, two of its most disappointing starters. Manchester United and Tottenham meet at Old Trafford on Saturday evening with a combined seven points from 10 games between them, and both managers know a defeat here will turn the volume up on the noise around them. Uniteds slump is the more surprising of the two. Michael Carrick dragged them to a third-placed finish last season after taking over in January, but five points from their opening five games is the clubs joint-lowest tally at this stage of a top-flight campaign. They lost 2-0 at Hull on the opening day, thrashed Ipswich 5-2, drew 2-2 at Everton, lost 1-0 at home to a Manchester City side who spent a long spell with 10 men, and needed a deflected 89th-minute Matheus Cunha equaliser to scrape a 1-1 draw at Fulham before the break.Throw in a 3-2 EFL Cup defeat at home to Brighton, a game United led by two goals in the first half, and it is four domestic matches without a win. The defence is the big worry. Their only clean sheet in seven games across all competitions came in a 4-0 Champions League win over Sabah, and they have conceded at least twice in four of those matches. Carrick insists he is not bothered by the speculation, but he will know the margin for error is getting thin.If United are struggling, Tottenham are in genuine crisis territory. Spurs survived relegation on the final day of last season, finishing 17th for the second year running, and then spent over �300m rebuilding the squad. Mateus Fernandes arrived from West Ham for a club-record �85m before Sandro Tonali broke that record again, joining from Newcastle in a deal that could reach �100m.So far, the return has been two points from five games and they sit at the foot of the table. It is the first time since 2008-09 that Spurs have been rock bottom after five matches. They lost 3-0 at Brentford on the opening day, drew 0-0 with Everton and Nottingham Forest, lost 2-0 to Newcastle and then went down 3-2 at home to Aston Villa before the break. Defeat on Saturday would make this only the fourth time in the clubs history that Spurs have failed to win any of their first six league games. There is a crumb of comfort for the visitors, though. Roberto De Zerbi won on his last visit to Old Trafford with Brighton in 2023, and Spurs have won four of the last six meetings between these sides.The Premier League Table Premier League 2026 England #TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGDPtsLast 5 1 Manchester City5500135815 W W W W W 2 Arsenal540184412 L W W W W 3 Brighton53111651110 W W D L W 4 Brentford523010469 W D D D W 5 Leeds52307349 D W D D W 6 Liverpool52307439 W D W D D 7 Everton52306339 W D D D W 8 Hull City52216428 L D D W W 9 Newcastle52219908 W L D W D 10 Chelsea52121012-27 L D L W W 11 Ipswich5203711-46 L W L L W 12 Manchester United51228805 D L D W L 13 Nottingham Forest512245-15 L W D D L 14 Sunderland5113610-44 L L D W L 15 Crystal Palace5113611-54 D L W L L 16 Aston Villa511349-54 W L D L L 17 Bournemouth503268-23 L D D D L 18 Coventry5104110-93 W L L L L 19 Fulham502358-32 D D L L L 20 Tottenham502328-62 L D D L L Position 1, 2, 3, 4 : Promotion Champions League (League phase) Position 5 : Promotion Europa League (League phase) Position 18, 19, 20 : Relegation Championship Team News for Manchester United v TottenhamMichael Carrick gave a mixed update to the media regarding Manchester Uniteds fitness issues.The Red Devils boss revealed Carlos Baleba is edging closer to a first appearance for the club after joining from Brighton in the summer, with the midfielder training across the international break. The same goes for Amad Diallo, who could also feature in the matchday squad against Spurs.However, the hosts will be without Benjamin Sesko, Noussair Mazraoui, and Patrick Dorgu, who are all dealing with injuries. Marcus Rashford is also touch and go for the game, although Kobbie Mainoos knock may keep him out.In the Tottenham camp, there is good news regarding Micky van de Ven and Jan Paul Van Hecke, who are both available despite picking up knocks on international duties for the Netherlands.Dejan Kulusevski is travelling with the squad, but will not make the bench on this occasion, but could be in line to return against Coventry next week.James Maddison is available for the visitors, but Pedro Porro remains out after tweaking his hamstring against Aston Villa.Expected line-ups for Manchester United v TottenhamManchester United: Lammens, Dalot, Maguire, Martinez, Shaw, Tielemans, Santos, Mbeumo, Fernandes, Diallo, CunhaTottenham: Kinsky, Gray, Van Hecke, Van de Ven, Udogie, Tonali, Bentancur, Savio, Gallagher, Marmoush, SolankeRecent Form & Stats for Manchester United v TottenhamManchester Uniteds five points from five games is their joint-lowest tally at this stage of a top-flight season, matching 2014-15United have won just one of their last nine meetings with Tottenham (D3 L5)That one win was a 2-0 victory at Old Trafford in February, with Bryan Mbeumo and Bruno Fernandes scoringBruno Fernandes has scored three of his four goals against Spurs at Old TraffordTottenham are bottom of the Premier League after five games for the first time since 2008-09Spurs are one of three Premier League sides yet to win this season, alongside Bournemouth and FulhamDominic Solanke has scored three goals in his last four games against Manchester UnitedTottenham have failed to win any of their last 48 matches in all competitions in which they conceded the opening goal Recent Results : Manchester United Premier League Fulham FUL D 1 1 2026-09-20 Manchester United MUN League Cup Manchester United MUN L 2 3 2026-09-16 Brighton BRI Premier League Manchester United MUN L 0 1 2026-09-13 Manchester City MCI UEFA Champions League Manchester United MUN W 4 0 2026-09-10 Sabah FA Premier League Everton EVE D 2 2 2026-09-06 Manchester United MUN Recent Results : Tottenham Premier League Tottenham TOT L 2 3 2026-09-19 Aston Villa AST League Cup Liverpool LIV L 3 1 2026-09-15 Tottenham TOT Premier League Tottenham TOT D 0 0 2026-09-12 Everton EVE Premier League Nottingham Forest NOT D 0 0 2026-09-05 Tottenham TOT Premier League Tottenham TOT L 0 2 2026-08-29 Newcastle NEW Where to Watch Manchester United v Tottenham: TV and online streamsManchester United v Tottenham kicks off at5:30pm BST on Saturday, October 10 at Old Trafford.The match is live onSky Sportsin the UK, in the Saturday evening slot. Subscribers can also stream it on the Sky Go app.Global broadcast details can be found atpremierleague.com.Prediction for Manchester United v TottenhamThe desperation from both sides could lead to a scrappy game. Uniteds weakness is their defence but we think their creative players led by Bruno Fernandes may just sway it in their favour. Match PredictionManchester United 2 1 Tottenham Topics Manchester United F.C. Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 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