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How Manchester United should line up vs Tottenham in Premier League fixture

United will face Tottenham again.

Manchester United take on Tottenham in the Premier League today.

United scraped a victory against Leicester City in the FA Cup when they were last in action, scoring in injury time through Harry Maguire to claim a 2-1 comeback win at Old Trafford.

Ruben Amorim's focus now returns to the league and United will make their second visit to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this term after they visited Spurs for a Carabao Cup tie in December.

Tottenham have suffered a worse season than United and pressure is building on Ange Postecoglou, who has overseen a dismal run of results.

Regarding the team news, Amorim said United have "one or two issues" when speaking at his pre-match press conference and revealed an unnamed player was suffering from sickness.

Here's how our writers think United should line up...

Samuel Luckhurst

Alejandro Garnacho and Joshua Zirkzee were game-changers against Leicester and deserve to be back in the starting XI. The back three picks itself with Lisandro Martinez out until late summer, at the earliest, and Amorim needs to try and provide some continuity further afield.

United are actually quite settled in the majority of the departments apart from on the wings. It cannot be Diogo Dalot and Noussair Mazraoui while it would be too great a leap to throw Patrick Dorgu in after a "nervous" 45-minute debut. At least it wasn't as bad as Patrice Evra's bow at City in 2006.

Amad is effective as a winger or as a playmaker and, for the time being, he should be on the wing for the run-in.

Tyrone Marshall

This should be a real chance for United to lay down a statement after their longest block of training at Carrington to date. Amorim has to go with his strongest team, with another free midweek to follow, although his cryptic answers about injuries has made it more difficult to guess a team.

If these players are available, then his strongest team means Onana in goal and with Martinez absent I will pick Yoro, De Ligt and Maguire in the back three. United need width, so Dorgu plays on the left and Dalot on the right.

Ugarte and Fernandes are starting to dovetail nicely in the deeper midfield roles, and I'd opt for Mainoo and Amad as the 10s, with Garnacho primed to make an impact from the bench. Zirkzee scored last week but Hojlund is the better striker.

Steven Railston

United fans will be scratching their heads if Amorim doesn't start Dorgu at left wing-back, which feels possible considering he defended that selection after last week's win against Leicester.

I'd start Fernandes and Ugarte in midfield, and Garnacho deserves to start in the left No.10 role after coming on from the bench to change the game in the FA Cup fourth round.

United need goals and it's simply a case of hoping Hojlund can end his barren spell.

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