Tottenham vs Manchester United – LIVE!
Spurs are 45 minutes away from booking their place in the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup. Dominic Solanke’s sharp finish has them 1-0 in front at half-time against Manchester United, who responded decently to falling behind without really creating a clear-cut chance.
Ange Postecoglou has made it clear he is confident he will bring silverware to Spurs this season, and this competition could prove to be his best bet. His side ended a five-match winless run with a dominant victory over Southampton last time out and will hope to carry that confidence into tonight’s clash. Yves Bissouma returns from suspension to start in midfield, but Destiny Udogie misses out.
As for United, they snatched a dramatic derby win over Manchester City last time out and will hope that proves a turning point for their season. Ruben Amorim has once again left Marcus Rashford out of his squad, but Alejandro Garnacho is back on the bench. Follow all the action with Standard Sport’s LIVE blog below, featuring expert analysis from Dan Kilpatrick and Dom Smith at the ground.
Tottenham vs Man United latest news
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GOAL! Amad charges down Forster clearance
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GOAL! Zirkzee gives Man United hope
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GOAL! Second for Solanke as Spurs cruise
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GOAL! Kulusevski scores 47 seconds after restart
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GOAL! Solanke pounces to give Spurs lead
Tottenham 3-2 Man United
21:43 , Matt Verri
83 mins: Amad getting a shot away at every possible opportunity.
Fair to say he’s had a look at what Forster is doing and fancies his chances.
Tottenham 3-2 Man United
21:41 , Matt Verri
81 mins: Kulusevski calls for more noise from the home fans. Don’t think that’s the problem right now…
Bissouma with a terrible pass and here come United again.
Garnacho turns Porro, but he gets back well to intercept the pass to Dalot.
Amad fires a strike in from 25 yards out, Forster kicks it away! Didn’t move his body at all, just booted it. Madness.
Tottenham 3-2 Man United
21:39 , Matt Verri
79 mins: Maddison’s last act is to commit and foul and get a yellow card. He too will now be suspended if Spurs get through.
Bergvall is on to replace him for the final 15 minutes or so.
Tottenham 3-2 Man United
21:38 , Matt Verri
78 mins: Amad skips to the byline, his cut-back is turned behind for a corner. Constant United pressure now.
Spurs clear the corner but the red shirts are coming straight back at them. Not a whole lot for Postecoglou to turn to on the bench.
Tottenham 3-2 Man United
21:36 , Matt Verri
76 mins: Amad full of confidence, tries his luck from 25 yards out. High and wide of the far corner.
Goal-kick isn’t a bad thing for United, because Forster keeps playing it short.
Forget asking for trouble, he’s screaming for it.
Tottenham 3-2 Man United
21:34 , Matt Verri
74 mins: Should be 3-3!
Fernandes slides in Mazraoui, who opts not to go for goal initially.
Cuts back onto his left foot, and fires wide. Massive chance.
Tottenham 3-2 Man United
21:32 , Matt Verri
72 mins: Garnacho on for United, replacing Ugarte. Fernandes drops deeper into midfield.
Tottenham have 20 minutes to hang on and they are a nervous wreck at the back.
Dan Kilpatrick at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
21:31 , Matt Verri
Forster has largely been outstanding since coming into the team but the concern was always his footwork rather than shot stopping.
Those worries very much being realised tonight and Spurs now fighting to avoid (another) big collapse.
Dom Smith at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
21:31 , Matt Verri
Two Fraser Forster howlers in seven minutes. Tottenham go from 3-0 up and cruising to 3-2.
Ange Postecoglou very, very slowly turns to his coaching staff and just places his head in his hands. Getting hairy.
GOAL! Tottenham 3-2 Man United | Amad Diallo 70′
21:30 , Matt Verri
INCREDIBLE!
Forster… what are you doing?!
He takes an absolute age to clear the ball as it’s passed back to him, and Amad slides in to charge down the clearance, into the empty net!
Tottenham 3-1 Man United
21:28 , Matt Verri
68 mins: Zirkzee plays the ball into the six-yard box, Bissouma should just clear it but he instead cushions a pass… very nearly into his own net! Bobbles just wide.
Amad from the resulting corner has a deflected strike sent wide behind for another corner. Spurs struggling.
Kulusevski wins a cheap free-kick from that one, hosts can breathe.
Tottenham 3-1 Man United
21:26 , Matt Verri
66 mins: It’s not going to take much for this to get very, very nervy for Tottenham.
Amad has a run at Gray, but Spence gets back to help his team-mates out. Solanke tries to counter but United win in straight back – feel of the match has completely changed.
Dan Kilpatrick at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
21:24 , Matt Verri
Two sides of Forster on show there: a brilliant one-handed save to keep out Zirkzee’s effort before a miscued pass allowed Fernandes to intercept and square for the striker.
Hope for United, who will sense that Spurs are a club prone to historic collapses.
GOAL! Tottenham 3-1 Man United | Joshua Zirkzee 63′
21:23 , Matt Verri
WELL THEN!
Just ridiculous from Tottenham. Forster with a terrible pass in his own box, Fernandes beats Dragusin to it.
Rolls it into Zirkzee’s path and he has a tap in.
Dom Smith at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
21:23 , Matt Verri
Sprawling, clawing save by Forster. What a reach that is.
Tottenham 3-0 Man United
21:22 , Matt Verri
62 mins: Spurs making things a bit more difficult for themselves then it needs to be, caught at the back.
Leads to Dalot swinging a cross in, Zirkzee is free and he forces Forster into a great save. He was at full stretch to turn that away.
Tottenham 3-0 Man United
21:20 , Matt Verri
60 mins: United have no answer to Kulusevski when he runs at them.
Actually, they’ve found one there. Dragged to the ground near enough by his neck. Might be their best bet.
Solanke, meanwhile, shrugs off Martinez yet again. A total mismatch.
Tottenham 3-0 Man United
21:18 , Matt Verri
58 mins: Kulusevski skips away from two changes, before Martinez comes across and concedes the corner. United have been a shambles since half-time.
It will be Kulusevski to take this, swung in on top of the goalkeeper and Bayindir claims.
Tottenham 3-0 Man United
21:16 , Matt Verri
56 mins: Here are those three United changes.
Amad, Zirkzee and Mainoo introduced, as Antony, Hojlund and Eriksen make way.
United need something very, very special now.
Dom Smith at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
21:15 , Matt Verri
A monumental punch of the air from Postecoglou as Tottenham go 3-0 up on Manchester United.
Zirkzee, Diallo and Mainoo were preparing to come on. They look at each other, stunned.
GOAL! Tottenham 3-0 Man United | Dominic Solanke 54′
21:14 , Matt Verri
GAME OVER?
Long ball over the top and Solanke is in. He works it onto his right foot, nobody gets close to him in the box and the striker drills it low into the bottom corner.
Tottenham 2-0 Man United
21:13 , Matt Verri
52 mins: Spurs are completely on top now, passing the ball around without any real pressure on them.
If Amorim does care about this competition, Amad will have to come on soon.
Tottenham 2-0 Man United
21:09 , Matt Verri
49 mins: United have barely had a kick since half-time.
Whatever Amorim asked for during those 15 minutes, I’m going to assume it’s not happening.
Dan Kilpatrick at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
21:08 , Matt Verri
It’s a fourth game in a row with a goal for Kulusevski, who is really starting to add end product to his phenomenal work rate.
Dom Smith at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
21:07 , Matt Verri
That was just so poor from United. Martinez threw a lazy leg at it, and there was Martinez to score just 47 seconds into the second half.
Dreamland for Postecoglou, who raises his arms in celebration as the goal goes in.
GOAL! Tottenham 2-0 Man United | Dejan Kulusevski 46′
21:07 , Matt Verri
SOME START TO THE HALF!
Barely 45 seconds after the restart and the lead has been doubled.
Maddison gets in down the left, his low cross is cleared out only as far as Kulusevski, and he smashes in a finish from eight yards out.
Awful clearance from Martinez.
Back underway!
21:04 , Matt Verri
Up and running in the second-half.
21:04 , Matt Verri
Spurs making Man United wait at the start of this half.
Visitors have been out for a fair while, waiting for the Spurs players to emerge. Passing a ball between themselves.
Amad still on the bench – surely won’t be long until he comes on.
Solanke does it again
20:53 , Matt Verri
He certainly enjoys playing against Man United.
Solanke reacted well to Porro’s strike being parried straight out, and it was a really sharp finish from the striker.
HT: Tottenham 1-0 Man United
20:49 , Matt Verri
Half-time in north London.
Spurs in front thanks to that Solanke strike, as he pounced on some poor goalkeeping from Bayindir.
It’s been fairly even since then – United still in this.
Tottenham 1-0 Man United
20:48 , Matt Verri
45+2 mins: Not for the first time, Dalot gets in down the left wing and cuts it back for Eriksen.
Again his strike looks to be on target, but a Spurs defender makes the block. This time it’s Gray.
Tottenham 1-0 Man United
20:46 , Matt Verri
45 mins: Evans is indeed on, Lindelof looks devastated as he trudges off.
Two minutes of added time, but we’ll get a bit longer than that.
Dan Kilpatrick at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
20:45 , Matt Verri
It’s interesting that United have targeted Porro with repeated diagonal balls towards the Spurs right-back.
You’d think Spurs’ left side, where Gray and Spence are being screened by Maddison and Son, would be weaker but United have apparently identified Porro, who played under Amorim at Sporting CP, as a weak link.
Tottenham 1-0 Man United
20:45 , Matt Verri
44 mins: More injury problems in defence for United.
Lindelof has gone down off the ball and it looks like his night could be over. Evans getting ready to come on.
Tottenham 1-0 Man United
20:44 , Matt Verri
43 mins: Gray with a poor headed clearance, gets it wrong and the ball spins out for a United corner.
Eriksen floats it to the back post, where Spence knocks it behind for another corner.
It’s Eriksen again, this time from the other side… Lindelof wins the initial header before Martinez’s cross runs out of play.
Tottenham 1-0 Man United
20:42 , Matt Verri
41 mins: Nearly brilliant from Fernandes.
Dalot lays the ball back to him, and Fernandes stabs a cross to the back post with the outside of his right foot.
Eriksen making the run, but he can’t quite catch up with it.
Tottenham 1-0 Man United
20:39 , Matt Verri
38 mins: That long ball to Fernandes is United’s best bet, he’s getting in between Porro and Dragusin.
This time Porro scrambles across and can only loop a header up, falls for Hojlund and he drags a volley well wide.
Tottenham 1-0 Man United
20:37 , Matt Verri
36 mins: Tottenham having a good spell, pushing for a second goal.
Son on the edge of the box has space to get the shot away, but Lindelof gets across to block.
Tottenham 1-0 Man United
20:35 , Matt Verri
34 mins: Scramble on the edge of the United box, before the ball breaks free for Kulusevski.
He twists and turns before rolling the ball across the face of goal – Ugarte very nearly turns it into his own net on the stretch.
Dom Smith at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
20:33 , Matt Verri
Spurs’ attacking patterns looking much crisper than United’s at the moment. The hosts decent valuable for their lead.
Red Devils looking more than a little disjointed.
Tottenham 1-0 Man United
20:33 , Matt Verri
32 mins: Kulusevski allowed to drift inside onto his left foot, word doesn’t seem to have reached United that they might want to stop that.
Clipped ball into the box is aimed at Solanke, but Yoro gets up to head it away.
Tottenham 1-0 Man United
20:30 , Matt Verri
29 mins: A mess at the back from Spurs, Spence and Gray both nearly play themselves into trouble. Maddison has to hack the ball away on the edge of his own box.
Home fans getting a bit edgy watching that.
Dan Kilpatrick at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
20:29 , Matt Verri
Spurs’ goal and a big chance for Kulusevski both came from Maddison taking a short free-kick into Son on the left flank.
United have created more from open play and look strongest down Spurs’ right, where Fernandes is finding plenty of space up against Porro.
Tottenham 1-0 Man United
20:27 , Matt Verri
26 mins: And now a yellow card at the other end. Spence pokes the ball away as Mazraoui slides in, booking for the United wing-back.
Maddison takes it short, Son works it through to Kulusevski and he forces Bayindir into a sharp save at his near post.
Tottenham 1-0 Man United
20:25 , Matt Verri
25 mins: Fernandes makes the run in behind the Spurs defence and Sarr brings him down, kicked through the Man United captain.
Yellow card for Sarr – he’ll be suspended for the first leg of the semi-final if Spurs goes through.
Eriksen goes for goal from a tough angle, but it’s over everyone and onto the roof of the net. Sure the United defenders are delighted they came up for that.
Tottenham 1-0 Man United
20:23 , Matt Verri
22 mins: Ball is cut back to Eriksen on the edge of the box, he catches the first-time shot sweetly but Bissouma is back in front of Forster to block.
There have been some encouraging signs for United in attack.
Dan Kilpatrick at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
20:22 , Matt Verri
The first strains of “We want Levy out” from the South Stand followed Spurs’ goal but it is not catching on nearing as quickly as it did among the travelling supporters at Southampton on Sunday.
Tottenham 1-0 Man United
20:21 , Matt Verri
20 mins: Spurs are going in hard on Antony basically every time he has the ball. Doesn’t need much encouragement to go to the ground, though.
He’s won a couple of fouls right in front of Postecoglou that have left the Spurs boss with his face in his hands.
Tottenham 1-0 Man United
20:18 , Matt Verri
17 mins: Great ball from Eriksen, Fernandes has space on the left.
He plays it low into the six-yard box, against Hojlund doesn’t react in time at the back post and it’s all the way through for a goal-kick.
Dan Kilpatrick at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
20:17 , Matt Verri
Dodgy goalkeeping, yes, but it’s a cracking finish from Solanke, hit first time on the half-volley off the inside of the post, giving the unfortunate Bayindir no chance to redeem himself.
Spurs have a lead and are looking sharp here.
GOAL! Tottenham 1-0 Man United | Dominic Solanke 15′
20:15 , Matt Verri
SPURS IN FRONT!
Porro’s shot from distance is parried straight out to Solanke, who reacts fastest to turn in the rebound.
Poor goalkeeping from Bayindir.
Dom Smith at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
20:14 , Matt Verri
Christian Eriksen has made quite an impactful start to this game, against his former team.
Has been anchoring things in United’s midfield nicely, and looking for Hojlund beyond him at every opportunity.
The Spurs midfield must get tight to him and not allow him to exert control.
Tottenham 0-0 Man United
20:13 , Matt Verri
12 mins: United starting to come into this match.
Fernandes slides a pass through to Hojlund, who briefly appears to be in on goal.
Doesn’t get the shot away in time, as Dragusin and Gray get back to sandwich him and clear the danger.
Tottenham 0-0 Man United
20:11 , Matt Verri
10 mins: Eriksen pings a crossfield switch out to Dalot, and Porro has to scramble across to concede the corner. First chance for United to get bodies into the Spurs bos.
Decent ball in from Eriksen, Forster came but didn’t get there, Bissouma heads it away in front of him and Martinez then volleys over.
Tottenham 0-0 Man United
20:08 , Matt Verri
7 mins: Sarr with a lovely flick through to Kulusevski, who has space to cut into.
He finds Maddison, who has Son completely free to his left… Mazraoui cuts out that pass. Son would have been clean through.
Tottenham 0-0 Man United
20:06 , Matt Verri
5 mins: United are the ones trying to slow things down in the early stages. As ever, everything Spurs are doing is at high pace.
Antony again caught on the ball by Bissouma, who is already having an impact on his return to the side.
Tottenham 0-0 Man United
20:03 , Matt Verri
2 mins: Bissouma crunches into Antony and Spurs can fly forward on the counter.
Kulusevski has drifted out to the left wing, low ball into the middle is just too far in front of Son.
Very nearly a huge chance for the Spurs captain.
KICK-OFF!
20:00 , Matt Verri
Up and running in north London!
19:58 , Matt Verri
Very warm embrace between Amorim and Postecoglou, big hug and a lot of laughing between the two of them.
One of them is not going to be feeling quite so thrilled with life in a couple of hours…
Here we go!
19:56 , Matt Verri
Teams are in the tunnel in north London, kick-off just a few minutes away.
Both these sides have endured tough recent runs, but bounced back with important wins last time out.
Confidence still not particularly high in either camp, you would imagine.
Pre-match thoughts from the Spurs boss
19:49 , Matt Verri
Fair to say Ange Postecoglou has no real interest in talking about trophies yet…
Postecoglou: Rashford not in my thoughts
19:41 , Matt Verri
Tottenham head coach Ange Postecoglou says Marcus Rashford is “not on my radar” after the forward revealed he is “ready for a new challenge” away from Manchester United.
Amorim has urged Rashford to embrace the “biggest challenge” of proving himself at United but the club are expected to listen to offers for the 27-year-old in January, with his reported £325,000-a-week wages likely to prove a major stumbling block for most potential suitors.
Postecoglou has said there is “no doubt” Spurs need reinforcements in the final third but played down interest in Rashford, pointedly saying the club would remain “disciplined” in their approach to squad building.
Asked for his thoughts on Rashford’s comments, Postecoglou replied: “[I have] no interest, I don’t care. No interest, he’s a Manchester United player.”
“If I looked at everyone we were linked to, I would have no time to do anything else to be honest,” Postecoglou added, when asked about historic links with Rashford. “I have got other people to do that part of the process.
“For us, we’ve been pretty disciplined in what we’re trying to build here and we’ll continue to be so.”
Dom Smith at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
19:34 , Matt Verri
Both sides could really do with some silverware to lift the mood, but those lineups suggest it’s even more important for Tottenham.
Amorim: Premier League the priority
19:27 , Matt Verri
Ruben Amorim has been discussing his team selection.
Five changes to the side that beat Manchester United, with Amorim making it clear that the Carabao Cup is not his big priority.
“The trophy we want to win in the future is the Premier League and that’s on my mind,” he says.
Dom Smith at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
19:21 , Matt Verri
Feels like a big chance for Djed Spence to impress Ange Postecoglou, this.
The biggest match he’s played in for Tottenham, after his very belated first start for the club against Southampton last time out.
Udogie and Werner not involved
19:13 , Matt Verri
As for Tottenham, Udogie misses out do Spence fills in at left-back as Porro comes back into the side.
Bissouma is back from suspension to start, as Bergvall drops to the bench.
Werner is not in the squad, and it’s a very inexperienced bench available to Postecoglou tonight.
Amorim makes changes
19:08 , Matt Verri
Interesting team selection from Amorim tonight.
Bayindir comes in to replace Onana, with Yoro, Lindelof, Eriksen and Antony all starting as well.
Amad drops to the bench, despite starring against Man City, while Garnacho is back in the squad and among the substitutes.
Tottenham team news
19:02 , Matt Verri
Starting XI: Forster, Porro, Dragusin, Gray, Spence, Maddison, Sarr, Bissouma, Kulusevski, Solanke, Son
Subs: Austin, Whiteman, Reguilon, Dorrington, Hardy, Bergvall, Olusesi, Johnson, Lankshear
Man United team news
19:01 , Matt Verri
Starting XI: Bayindir, Yoro, Lindelof, Martinez, Dalot, Ugarte, Eriksen, Mazraoui, Antony, Fernandes, Hojlund
Subs: Onana, Evans, Maguire, Malacia, Casemiro, Mainoo, Amad, Garnacho, Zirkzee.
Stage is set!
18:49 , Matt Verri
Just over five minutes to go until we get all the team news from north London.
Expect both sides to be as close to full-strength as they can. Both managers could really do with success in this competition.
Semi-final draw to come tonight
18:41 , Matt Verri
Reminder that the draw for the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup will take place immediately after this match tonight.
Both semi-finals will be played across two legs. The first will be played across the week commencing Monday January 6, 2025, with the second legs coming on the week commencing Monday February 3.
Arsenal, Liverpool and Newcastle the teams to have already booked their places in the draw.
Postecoglou offers Bergvall update
18:34 , Matt Verri
Ange Postecoglou says Lucas Bergvall’s development has given him another option in midfield but played down the chances of the teenager starting tonight.
Bergvall, 18, made his first Premier League start in Sunday’s 5-0 thrashing of Southampton, with Bissouma and Rodrigo Bentancur both suspended.
Bissouma returns to contention for United’s visit to north London, with Postecoglou saying he would make a decision on his line-up on the day but wary of the toll of Bergvall’s first 90 minutes in the top flight.
“It’s good to have an option there,” the Spurs head coach said on Wednesday. “Lucas did fantastically well the other night and he has done in the last two or three games he has played for us as he’s really made an impact.
“But the other night I thought he was really good. In the first half he really showed maturity playing that role, discipline and real quality as well. It’s good to have that option.
“Having Biss available is great as well. I’ll make a decision tomorrow but at the same time that was Lucas’ first start for quite a while and he did tire noticeably in the second half so we’ll have to see how he’s recovered from the game.”
Amorim on ’emotional’ Rashford talks
18:27 , Matt Verri
Ruben Amorim says he would go to the manager with an issue rather than air it in the media after Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford declared he was “ready for a new challenge”.
The 27-year-old academy product has scored just 15 goals in 67 appearances in the 18 months since signing a big-money deal until 2028, with speculation over his future increasing in recent days.
Rashford was surprisingly left out of the squad for Sunday’s 2-1 win at Manchester City and revealed in an interview two days later that he was ready to end his 20-year association with United.
The forward, who missed training on Monday through illness, now looks set to sit out tonight having been absent from the group travelling to London.
Amorim saying he had yet to speak to Rashford by the time he faced the media yesterday.
“It’s hard to explain to you guys what I am going to do (when I speak to him),” United’s head coach said. “I am a little bit emotional (as a person), so in the moment I will understand what to do.
“I am preparing the game and then we will see. Let’s focus on the team not individual players. That’s it.”
When asked if he would air his views publicly in an interview or speak to the manager privately, the former Portugal international said: “If this was me, probably I will speak with the manager.
“But, guys, let’s focus on Tottenham. Tottenham is the most important thing.”
Postecoglou calls for Spurs fans to bring the noise
18:17 , Matt Verri
Ange Postecoglou has called on Tottenham fans to create a hostile atmosphere for their Carabao Cup showdown with Manchester United, saying: “I would love it to be like Galatasaray.”
Postecoglou’s side were greeted by a cauldron of noise when they played away at Galatasaray and Rangers in the Europa League this season, and he wants Spurs fans to create a similar atmosphere.
Asked about the away end at Southampton taking aim at Spurs chairman Daniel Levy on Sunday, Postecoglou said: “That is for the supporters. I have said a million times, they have the right to express whatever they need to express. But hopefully they got to enjoy the other night, it was a special performance by the lads, and we are going to need them [against United].
“I have spoken about the atmosphere we got at Galatasaray and Ibrox. I would love that to be our atmosphere on Thursday because it will certainly help us in overcoming a really tough opponent in a really big game.”
Spurs have arrived!
18:09 , Matt Verri
The hosts are in the building in north London, with just under two hours to go until kick-off in north London.
Standard Sport prediction
17:59 , Matt Verri
It’s difficult to imagine Spurs winning quite as easily as they did in the 3-0 victory against Erik ten Hag’s United in September.
Still, with United yet to wholly convince, Postecoglou has to be confident.
Tottenham to win, 2-1.
Man United team news
17:52 , Matt Verri
Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim could welcome back Alejandro Garnacho tonight.
But Marcus Rashford has reportedly been left out of the squad that has travelled to London.
Amorim dropped both forwards for Sunday’s 2-1 win over Manchester City and while he did not say the decision was down to discipline, he appeared to warn the pair over “standards.”
“It’s not a disciplinary thing,” he said. “Next week it’s a new week, new life. It’s how you dress, how you eat and how you interact with your team mates.
“When people in the club are losing their jobs, we have to push our standards incredibly high.”
Rashford later confirmed was open to leaving the club, albeit Amorim stressed United were a better team with the England forward in it.
Mason Mount is out for United, while Luke Shaw is expected to miss out due to injury. Jonny Evans could return to the squad following a recent absence.
Predicted Man United XI (3-4-2-1): Onana; de Ligt, Maguire, Martinez; Mazraoui, Mainoo, Ugarte, Dalot; Amad, Fernandes; Hojlund
Tottenham team news
17:43 , Matt Verri
Ange Postecoglou has a selection dilemma when it comes to naming his Tottenham XI for tonight’s clash.
The big decision facing the Spurs boss is which of Pape Matar Sarr, James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski and Brennan Johnson should be left out of the starting lineup.
All four players are in good form and Kulusevski’s ability to play in midfield or on the right of the front three means any one of them could be named on the substitutes bench in north London.
Postecoglou has far fewer options at the back and must decide whether to play Destiny Udogie, with the left-back still feeling sore about being forced off inside 15 minutes of Sunday’s 5-0 thrashing of Southampton.
If Udogie is not risked, Djed Spence could switch to left-back in a second consecutive start.
Yves Bissouma is back from suspension and likely to return to No6, replacing Lucas Bergvall, while Heung-min Son should be fresh after being replaced at half-time at St. Mary’s.
Predicted Tottenham XI (4-3-3): Forster; Porro, Dragusin, Gray, Spence; Bissouma, Sarr, Maddison; Kulusevski, Son, Solanke.
How to watch Tottenham vs Man United
17:36 , Matt Verri
TV channel: The game will be broadcast on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Ultra HDR. Coverage starts at 7pm GMT ahead of an 8pm kick-off.
Live stream: Subscribers will be able to watch on a live stream via the Sky Go app.
LIVE coverage: Follow all the action right here, with expert analysis from Dan Kilpatrick and Dom Smith at the ground.
Good evening!
17:30 , Matt Verri
Hello and welcome to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of Tottenham vs Manchester United!
It’s the last of the Carabao Cup quarter-finals, with Arsenal, Liverpool and Newcastle already through to the last-four. Who will join them?
We’ll have all the latest updates, build-up and team news ahead of kick-off, which comes at 8pm GMT from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
