Manchester
United are the only unbeaten side in the division but
are five points behind Chelsea, largely because Sir Alex Ferguson's
team have already drawn more games than in the whole of last
season. Tottenham have gone 25 games without beating United in all
competitions, their last victory at Old Trafford all the way back
in 1989, a 1-0 win courtesy of Gary Lineker. Wayne Rooney will be
absent again for the home side but that is not as significant a
setback as it would have been this time last year and the biggest
threat to Spurs may be Javier Hernández, with three goals in the
last week.
Venue Old Trafford, Saturday 5.30pm
Tickets Sold out
Last season Manchester Utd 3 Tottenham 1
Referee M Clattenburg
This season's matches 8 Y26,
R2, 3.50 cards per game
Odds Manchester Utd 8-13 Tottenham 5-1 Draw
3-1
Probable
starters in bold, contenders in light. Photograph:
Graphic
Subs from Kuszczak, Brown, J Evans, Gibson,
Anderson, Rafael, Obertan, Bebé, Neville, Smalling, Fábio, Macheda,
Carrick
Doubtful J Evans (hip)
Injured Giggs (hamstring, 6 Nov), Rooney
(ankle, 20 Nov), Owen (hamstring, 27 Nov), Valencia (broken leg,
Mar), Hargreaves (calf/knee, unknown)
Suspended None
Form guide WDDDWD
Disciplinary record Y17 R0
Leading scorer Berbatov 6
Subs from Cudicini, Pletikosa, Bassong, Sandro,
Jenas, Kranjcar, Bentley, Giovani, Keane, Pavlyuchenko
Doubtful Kaboul (hamstring)
Injured Huddlestone (ankle, 6 Nov), O'Hara
(back, 6 Nov), Corluka (groin, 13 Nov), King (groin, 13 Nov), Defoe
(ankle, 20 Nov), Dawson (ankle, Dec), Woodgate (groin, unknown)
Suspended None
Form guide DWWLWD
Disciplinary record Y13 R0
Leading scorer Van der Vaart 4
• This is only the third time in Premier League
history that United have been unbeaten after nine games – they won
the title on both previous occasions (1997 and 2000)
• Tottenham have conceded one goal in each of their last
eight games in this division
• United have been awarded three penalties in their last
two home league games against Tottenham
• Tottenham have won none of their last 67 games away to
the traditional Big Four – Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and
United
• If selected, Gary Neville will be making his 400th
Premier League appearance
