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Tottenham v MUFC team news | Cavani starts for United

As Tottenham prepare to take on Manchester United at the Tottenham Stadium, the team news is in f...



Tottenham v MUFC team news | C...
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Tottenham v MUFC team news | Cavani starts for United

As Tottenham prepare to take on Manchester United at the Tottenham Stadium, the team news is in from north-east London.

Dean Henderson returns to the Manchester United lineup after David De Gea's appearance in United's victory against Granada on Thursday.

Edinson Cavani returns to the starting lineup as Anthony Martial is ruled out with a knee injury.

Tottenham take to the pitch for the first time since drawing at Newcastle last Sunday, with no place for Davinson Sanchez who came in for tacit criticism from Jose Mourinho last weekend.

Spurs v Manchester United: Are Tottenham soft?

Spurs will be looking to disprove Roy Keane's theory that the team are in some sense 'soft'.

"He makes a good point there, before he came in and took the job Spurs had gone a year without winning away from home," Keane said of a pre-match interview with Spurs boss Jose Mourinho.

"We all know, and we keep repeating, that there is a softness in this Spurs team."

Jamie Redknapp is becoming Keane's broadcasting partner-in-crime; the Teddy Sheringham and Alan Shearer of the small screen.

Roy Keane v Jamie Redknapp

Challenged by Redknapp that Spurs got to a Champions League final as recently as 2019, Keane was adamant it does not change things.

"Jamie, they were lucky to get to that final. Anyway, getting to the final is like being top of the league in November - they got to the final but they got beaten in the final.

"What are we sitting here talking about Mourinho for? If you're going to get to a final - getting to a final, the whole point is to try and win the bloody thing.

"When Mourinho leaves, there will still be a softness to this Spurs team, that is down to the players."

Redknapp asked the Corkonian how long Tottenham have been soft for.

"They've been soft for the last 40 years."

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