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Roberto De Zerbi has explained that he was managing Micky van de Ven’s minutes when he left the defender out of the starting XI against Manchester United. Jan Paul van Hecke and Marcos Senesi formed the central pairing, with Archie Gray and Destiny Udogie at full-back. Van de Ven came on for Udogie after Bryan …

Rodrigo Bentancur’s night at Old Trafford lasted barely a quarter of an hour. Introduced in place of Lucas Bergvall in the 66th minute against Manchester United, he was dismissed 12 minutes later after a clash with Luke Shaw. Bryan Mbeumo had already given the hosts the lead, so the red card made Tottenham’s search for …

Spurs and Manchester United shared the spoils in a dramatic 1-1 draw. Tottenham were sharper and more threatening early on, but couldn’t turn their dominance into goals. United grew into the contest after the break and took the lead through Bryan Mbeumo, and Spurs were then reduced to ten men when Rodrigo Bentancur was sent …

Solanke Hails Spurs’ Spirit After Old Trafford Fightback Dominic Solanke has lauded the grit of his Tottenham team-mates after they came from behind and played the closing stages with ten men to snatch a 1-1 draw at Manchester United. He told the BBC that the point didn’t feel like a win, since Spurs had controlled …

Enzo Maresca and Erling Haaland have both declined to engage with questions about Manchester City’s guilty verdict in the Premier League’s financial misconduct case. The pair insisted their full attention is on City’s league meeting with Liverpool after the September international break. Their comments were relayed on X by Fabrizio Romano, with both men steering …

Former England striker Alan Shearer is worried that Roberto De Zerbi’s job could be on the line if Manchester United beat Tottenham by two goals or more this weekend. The Italian rescued Spurs from relegation last season, but results have dried up lately despite a summer in which the club spent heavily. More than £300m …

Michael Carrick is not underestimating Tottenham, even though Spurs sit bottom of the Premier League table. Both clubs are in a mini-crisis after poor starts to the season, and Roberto De Zerbi’s side are still searching for their first win. A victory at Old Trafford would put Tottenham level on points with United, a ground …

Tottenham boss Roberto De Zerbi has given an injury update on Dejan Kulusevski, Pedro Porro and Mykhailo Mudryk, and explained how close each is to playing in the upcoming game against Manchester United. News about Kulusevski’s rehabilitation has been mostly encouraging this week. Fellow Swede Lucas Bergvall was among the first to speak about it, …

Xavi Simons is making the most of his time on the sidelines by signing up for a course at Harvard University in the United States. The Tottenham midfielder has been out since tearing his anterior cruciate ligament in April, a setback that kept him out of the World Cup with the Netherlands and is likely …