Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur Prediction & Preview
Manchester United have taken 8 points from their last six matches and scored 14 goals doing it. Tottenham Hotspur have taken 5 and scored 8. Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur kicks off at 17:30 BST on Saturday, 10 October 2026 at Old Trafford in Manchester, and the honest read of the two runs is that only one of these sides has been dangerous.
- Fixture: Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur
- Competition: Premier League
- Date: Saturday, 10 October 2026
- Kick-off: 17:30 BST
- Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester
You can make your call on the game on the Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur match page.
Two wins, two draws and two defeats for Manchester United
Manchester United have won 2, drawn 2 and lost 2 of their last six, conceding 9 along the way. The goals have come in bursts: 5-2 at home to Ipswich Town on 30 August, then 4-0 at home to Sabah FK in the UEFA Champions League on 10 September.
What they haven't done is close games out. United were beaten 0-1 at home by Manchester City on 13 September and 2-3 at home by Brighton & Hove Albion in the EFL Cup three days later, and both of their draws came on the road - 2-2 at Everton on 6 September and 1-1 at Fulham on 20 September.
So this is a side that will create plenty and give something back. Michael Carrick, confirmed last season as United's head coach, has a team that reaches 14 goals in six matches and still loses at home twice in the same stretch.
Tottenham Hotspur have won once in six
Tottenham's only win in their last six came on 26 August, 5-1 at home to Charlton Athletic in the EFL Cup. Everything since has been thin. Spurs lost 0-2 at home to Newcastle United on 29 August, drew 0-0 away to Nottingham Forest on 5 September and 0-0 at home to Everton on 12 September, went out of the EFL Cup losing 1-3 at Liverpool on 15 September, and lost 2-3 at home to Aston Villa on 19 September.
Both sides have conceded 9 in their six, so the defending isn't where Roberto De Zerbi's team are losing games. It's the front end. Two blank draws and a one-goal evening at Anfield inside the same run is a side struggling to turn possession into shots that count.
De Zerbi arrived at Tottenham in March 2026, and 5 points from six is not the start to a full season he will have wanted.
Team news for Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur
Pedro Porro misses Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur with a hamstring injury and is not expected back until 19 October against Coventry City, with Mykhaylo Mudryk (ankle), Xavi Simons (knee), Wilson Odobert (knee) and Dejan Kulusevski (knee) all unavailable too, according to Sports Mole. The same list has Micky van de Ven expected to be fit after a hand injury and Jan Paul van Hecke a major doubt with a foot problem.
Manuel Ugarte (knee) and Tom Heaton (hamstring) remain out for United, while Noussair Mazraoui (back) and Patrick Dorgu (hamstring) both left international duty early, per Fantasy Football Scout. Marcus Rashford, Kobbie Mainoo, Karl Darlow and Benjamin Šeško were also pulled out of their national squads during the break, as listed by Sports Illustrated. On the other side of it, Carlos Baleba featured in a behind-closed-doors friendly and Amad was due to rejoin group training, Read Man Utd reports.
Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur prediction
Our prediction for Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League at Old Trafford on Saturday, 10 October 2026 is a 2-1 home win. United have 8 points from their last six against Tottenham's 5, and 14 goals against 8, which is the clearest split in the two runs.
Tottenham defend well enough to keep this tight - they held Nottingham Forest and Everton to 0-0 - but they have scored once or fewer in four of their last six. United, meanwhile, concede. Hence 2-1 rather than anything more comfortable.
Our prediction: Manchester United 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur
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