Overview
After two defeats against Arsenal and Nottingham Forest, Manchester United found the joy of victory again. In particular, they came from behind to defeat Man City 2-1 in the Manchester derby in the Premier League.
The victory over their city rivals is considered a turning point for coach Ruben Amorim's team to gain more confidence. Besides, they also had another important victory against Viktoria Plzen in the Europa League.
Meanwhile, Tottenham have not been able to escape the instability since the beginning of the season. After 5 consecutive matches without knowing the taste of victory, Spurs defeated Southampton with a score of 5-0.
An unstable midfield has always been a characteristic of the "Roosters" under Postecoglou. And they need to find a solution soon if they want to compete for a place in the European Cup next season.
Overall, both teams have their own problems at the moment, but will set the goal of winning the Carabao Cup as motivation.
The "Red Devils" are in better form than their opponents, but Tottenham have the home field advantage. Therefore, this will be an extremely unpredictable match.
Ange Postecoglou has a fantastic record against Man United as Tottenham manager, with the Australian remaining unbeaten in three meetings with the Red Devils.
However, Man United's overall record at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is quite good. They have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in their last 5 matches.
Human resources situation
Tottenham will be without a number of first-team players for this game. Notable absentees include Rodrigo Bentancur, who is suspended, while Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven are both out with hamstring injuries.
On the other side of the pitch, it will be interesting to see if Ruben Amroim recalls Alejandro Garnacho and Marcus Rashford to the squad after both were ruled out of the Man City game. On the injury front, Man United are expected to be without Luke Shaw, Nous Mazraoui and Mason Mount.
Expected lineup:
Tottenham: Forster, Porro, Gray, Dragusin, Spence, Sarr, Bissouma, Kulusevski, Maddison, Son Heung-min, Solanke.
Man United: Onana, Yoro, Maguire, Lindelof, Dalot, Mainoo, Casemiro, Malacia, Amad, Fernandes, Zirkzee.
The match between Tottenham and Man United takes place at 3:00 a.m. on December 20 (Vietnam time).
