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

Manchester United take on Tottenham in London in the Premier League on Saturday evening.

United began the new campaign with a 1-0 victory against Wolves earlier in the week and although three points were secured, the performance was underwhelming and Gary O'Neil's side felt aggrieved to leave with nothing.

Although Raphael Varane scored the match-winning against Wolves, his centre-back partner Lisandro Martinez was substituted at half-time. Martinez sustained a minor ankle injury but returned to full training ahead of facing Tottenham.

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Regarding team news elsewhere, Rasmus Hojlund is still unavailable after signing for the club with a back injury.

Our writers have had their say on how United should line up against Spurs...

Samuel Luckhurst

United should only make one change. They were poor against Wolves but won and almost every starter is a first-choice pick.

The attack will be imperfect as there is still no striker (Anthony Martial barely counts these days). Jadon Sancho was mediocre in pre-season but did well when he came on against Wolves and he should be switching with Marcus Rashford in an unpredictable attack on the left.

Emerson Royal is a poor defensive right-back and Spurs should be vulnerable there, never mind the new goalkeeper and new centre half also making their home debuts.

Steven Railston

The performance against Wolves was disappointing, but making knee-jerk reactions after the first game of the season would be foolish, so I'd only make just one change from the opening-day starting line-up.

That change would be to replace Garnacho with Sancho, who looked bright from the bench on Monday night. It feels harsh to drop the