Tottenham v Man Utd

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The evening kick-off in Saturday's helping of Premier League football features this upcoming clash between Tottenham and Manchester United at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with Spurs looking for their first win of the season while Manchester United will consider themselves a little fortunate to be heading into this encounter on the back of three points against Wolves.

Tottenham were involved in an entertaining 2-2 draw away from home at London rivals, Brentford, as the north London club started life with their star asset, Harry Kane, but there were some positives in that result as well as some learnings too.

New Tottenham manager, Mauricio Pochettino, will need to address his back line if Spurs are to make their relatively new home a fortress as the hosts have leaked far too many goals in recent times in the English top flight and this has contributed to some high-scoring games involving Tottenham.

Tottenham have won just three of their last 12 league matches overall but goals have certainly flowed as 10 of these 12 matches have resulted in Over 2.5 goals including a 2-2 draw at home with Saturday's upcoming opponents, Manchester United, towards the end of the last campaign.

Manchester United were very fortunate to take all three points at Old Trafford against Wolves on Monday night as the west midlands club were denied a stonewall penalty as well as outplaying the Red Devils for large parts of the game as well.

Nevertheless, Erik ten Hag's side racked up a fifth win in the Premier League on the trot in the process, picking up where they left off at the end of last term which saw United collect four wins on the trot to sign off last term in impressive fashion and claiming a third place finish which guarantees Champions League football this season.

However, despite picking up wins against Wolves, Bournemouth, Chelsea and Fulham respectively, United still have a lot of work to do in their defensive unit as the visitors possessed the worst defensive record away from home out of all the clubs that finished in the top seven of last season's league table.

Manchester United conceded a total of 33 goals on their outings and their defensive frailties were once again on show against Wolves on Monday night, so this could be a tough assignment not only for Tottenham but for Manchester United as well.

Tottenham v Manchester United Verdict

It was a disappointing season for Tottenham overall as the north London club finished outside of the European places in eighth place so Pochettino's priority will be to make his side more competitive again this term.

Manchester United have won four of the last five meetings against Spurs so they'll be keen to continue their dominance over their hosts in this clash.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 1.61

Other side bets worth considering:

Man Utd win & Over 2.5 goals @ 3.20

Correct score: Man Utd 3-1 @ 19.00