Here's the Tottenham Hotspur team that Thomas Frank has named to face Manchester United in the Premier League on Saturday lunchtime
11:21, 08 Nov 2025Updated 11:21, 08 Nov 2025
Joao Palhinha of Tottenham Hotspur
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Tottenham Hotspur have Joao Palhinha back in the starting line-up to face Manchester United(Image: Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images)
Thomas Frank has made three changes to his Tottenham team to face Manchester United in the Premier League's early kick-off on Saturday.
The north London side followed up last weekend's dismal derby display at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium against Chelsea with a 4-0 Champions League win against Copenhagen on Tuesday night, including a memorable box-to-box individual goal from Micky van de Ven.
United are back in some good form with four victories and a draw in rom their past six matches, including wins for Ruben Amorim's side against Chelsea and Liverpool.
Mohammed Kudus, who the Dane said was touch and go as to whether he would be involved against Amorim's side after the knock that kept him out of the Copenhagen match, misses out again.
Frank has brought in three pairs of fresh legs against a United team that have had a full week to prepare since their 2-2 draw with Nottingham Forest last weekend.
Joao Palhinha is back in the starting line-up after his goalscoring cameo from the bench and assist for that Van de Ven goal. The 30-year-old Portuguese replaces Rodrigo Bentancur, who has enjoyed goalscoring performances against United in recent seasons.
At full-back, Frank has brought back Djed Spence, fresh from another England call-up, for Destiny Udogie at left-back, while Richarlison comes in alongside Randal Kolo Muani and Brennan Johnson.
Here's the Tottenham team Frank has selected to face United:
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Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Spence; Sarr, Palhinha, Xavi; Johnson, Richarlison, Kolo Muani. Subs: Kinsky, Danso, Tel, Udogie, Odobert, Bentancur, Scarlett, Akhamrich, Rowswell.