At 10:30 p.m. on September 29 (Vietnam time), Manchester United will host Tottenham in round 6 of the 2024-2025 Premier League. The Super Sunday match is very important for Man United after they pushed themselves back into difficulties.
After two consecutive wins in mid-September with 10 goals scored, it seemed that the situation at Old Trafford would become more optimistic for Erik ten Hag and his team. However, immediately after that were two draws in which the "Red Devils" only scored 1 goal.
It is worth mentioning that 1 goal was scored after a total of 33 shots were taken by the players.
Obviously, finishing continues to be a problem, leading experts to question how Ten Hag will change his formation and tactics to score against Tottenham, a team that has won the last 3 matches on 3 fronts - scoring 8 goals and conceding only 2.
In terms of personnel, Man United are still without defenders Luke Shaw, Tyrell Malacia and Leny Yoro due to injury. However, when they have only conceded 1 goal in the last 4 matches, defense is not a concern.
Man United need goals to win, so the Dutch coach needs to find the best combination to penetrate Tottenham's defense.
In midfield, it's time for Manuel Ugarte to start in the Premier League after playing 90 minutes for FC Twente in the Europa League. Kobbie Mainoo could return to partner the Uruguayan.
On the two wings, Alejandro Garnacho and Marcus Rashford will likely be used, because on the right wing, Amad Dialo has lost his effectiveness in recent matches.
There will be two considerations that Ten Hag needs to pay attention to: Bruno Fernandes' position and the striker role. Bruno has not had good results in the last two matches, will Ten Hag let him rest? But in return, the Portuguese midfielder still has a certain level of class as well as the quality to explode, so Ten Hag will have a hard time thinking.
At No. 9, Joshua Zirkzee or Rasmus Hojlund would be considered. Zirkzee is linking play well but has missed many chances to score, while Hojlund could do better.
2 possible lineups Man United can use
