24 hours before the match, at a press conference before the match, Tottenham coach Pochettino affirmed that Spurs will not let Harry Kane play as his hamstring injury suffered in the match against Liverpool last weekend has not recovered.
This is very shocking information for the board of directors as well as the NHM "GA Doi". Because Kane is the leader of the team's front line, he alone has scored half of his goals for the club in the Premier League with an efficiency of 8 goals/9 matches.
In addition to Harry Kane, Tottenham are uncertain to guarantee Victor Wanyama a starting spot. The striker is still doubtful to play due to a groin injury last month. If both Kane and Wanyama cannot play, Pochettino will be forced to use Fernando Llorente in the context of this striker's poor form.
Choosing Son Heung-min as a striker will be extremely risky because his speed and ability to pass the Korean striker is a strong point. If Son plays the highest in the attack, Pochettino will accidentally take away this player's ability to run on the wing, not to mention his modest physique, Son Heung-min will find it difficult to compete with M.U's defense.
On the home side of Manchester United, they still cannot forget the main reason for the defeat against Huddersfield last week. The center-back position is a huge gap when Victor Lindelof could not fill the position left by Eric Bailly. In that match, Phil Jones also only played the first 24 minutes of the match before leaving the field with exercise.
At the pre-match press conference, Mourinho said that both Jones and Bailly will participate in tonight's match, but the "Special One" did not disclose anything about the injury situation of these two players. With only a light training session back 48 hours ago, it is likely that both Jones and Bailly will have to endure pain to play.
Although it was announced that Kane could not play tonight, since that announcement, no further information or images of this striker have been revealed. In the Premier League, the fact that coaches play "blind fire" often happens, if Kane plays tonight, it is not uncommon.
M.U and Tottenham are on the same 20 points in the rankings, the "Red Devils" are above thanks to the goal difference. Both teams are 5 points behind leaders Man City. If the match ends in a draw, both sides will be at a disadvantage because tonight, Man City will only have to face West Brom.
The match between Manchester United and Tottenham in round 10 of the Premier League will take place at 6:30 p.m. tonight, October 28, Vietnam time.
