Tottenham Hotspur have been handed a double boost for their Premier League clash at Manchester United, with Micky van de Ven and Jan Paul van Hecke both available despite injury concerns. However, Van de Ven starts on the bench, while Van Hecke is included in the starting lineup.
Defensive changes for Spurs
Van de Ven suffered a hand injury on international duty earlier this week and had initially been a doubt for the trip to Old Trafford. He has been passed fit but is named among the substitutes.
Van Hecke, who had been even more of a doubt due to an ankle problem and his wife giving birth to twins, starts alongside Marcos Senesi in central defence. Archie Gray plays ahead of Pedro Porro, who remains out with the hamstring problem he picked up against Aston Villa.
Attack and midfield confirmed
Mohammed Kudus and Savio flank Dominic Solanke in attack, with Omar Marmoush benched. Sandro Tonali and Lucas Bergvall form the double pivot, with Conor Gallagher playing ahead of them.
Dejan Kulusevski has travelled with the squad as he nears his comeback from a serious knee injury, but he does not make the matchday cohort.
Confirmed team news
Tottenham XI: Kinsky; Gray, Van Hecke, Senesi, Udogie; Bergvall, Tonali, Gallagher; Savio, Solanke, Kudus
Subs: Dubravka, Tosin, Maddison, Tel, Fernandes, Marmoush, Bentancur, Davies, Van de Ven
Injured: Simons, Odobert, Mudryk, Porro
Doubt: Kulusevski
Time and date: 5.30pm BST on Saturday, October 10
Venue: Old Trafford
How to watch: Sky Sports
