Manchester United weakness puts pressure on Erik ten Hag and his players ahead of Wolves fixture

When Manchester United arrive in north London next Saturday afternoon, they are likely to encounter a very sombre and muted atmosphere in and around the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

United's latest visit to the capital will mark Spurs' first home game after life without Harry Kane. Despite taking up residency at the top of Erik ten Hag's transfer wish list, the England captain sealed a move to German heavyweights Bayern Munich yesterday, bringing his long-term association with his boyhood club to an end.

With his contract up at the end of this season, Spurs had no choice, albeit reluctantly, to cash-in, even if Daniel Levy was never going to sell the England captain to another Premier League club. Levy now has the impossible challenge of finding an ideal replacement.

Though Kane's exit will leave a massive hole needing to be filled, United's visit to the white corner of north London will mark new boss Ange Postecoglou's first home game in charge. Life will go on without Kane and the Australian is tasked with overseeing it.

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It means, regardless of the outcome of his first game in charge against Brentford this afternoon, he will be desperate to win his first home game in charge and lay down a marker in front of his new army of supporters. United will have to prepare for that and if their away record last season against top half teams taught us anything, it's that they shirk when the going gets tough and questions are asked of them.

United amassed just four points from a possible 27 away from home