Fans of ‘the narrative’ should be all over this one. Mathys Tel was consistently linked with Spurs and Man United throughout the January transfer window. At one point, it looked like he had turned down Spurs and was possibly on his way to Old Trafford. Soon after, he joined Spurs on loan from Bayern Munich.

Tottenham are set to welcome back goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario after more than two months out with a fractured foot, with the Italian set to come straight into Ange Postecoglou’s starting XI to face Manchester United at the expense of Antonin Kinsky.

Struggling Spurs host floundering Man United in a battle between two giants stuck in the bottom half of the table.