Only Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester City have scored more goals in the Premier League this season than Manchester United (17). The attacking side of United has undoubtedly improved this term with the likes of Cunha and Mbeumo in particular contributing to a more coherent and threatening side in the final third.

They’ve scored six goals across their five away games this term, winning just one of these games, which is a record that Amorim will want to improve on. United will be encouraged by Tottenham’s record at home under Thomas Frank so far - 13 of Tottenham’s 17 points this season have come on the road, with the Lilywhites losing three of their five home games in the Premier League.

There is an extra element to this game as it was the Europa League final back in May, which Tottenham managed to win 1-0. United have strengthened their attacking options since that final and should pose more of a threat here. United have managed to score in each of their last five matches across all competitions and will be encouraged by Tottenham’s poor home record so far this term.

Corners are creeping back into the game as a crucial aspect of play and both of these sides have shown promise when it comes to backing a high corner count in this game. Tottenham’s games in the Premier League are averaging 11.90 corners per game - the second highest total of any side in the division, behind West Ham (12.60 per game).

This metric rises to 12.20 corners per game when looking at Tottenham’s home games this season. Only Arsenal (73) have won more corners in the Premier League this season than Tottenham (62). Micky Van de Ven being Tottenham’s top scorer across all competitions so far this season also tells us how reliant the Lilywhites are on these situations with chances from open play proving difficult for Tottenham to generate at the moment.

Manchester United are a bit further down this list having won just 39 corners this season (3.9 per game). This does rise to 4.2 per game when looking at their away matches, with their travelling games seeing a total corner count of 10.60 per game, enough to cover our line here even if United aren’t the strongest side when it comes to winning corners consistently.

Cunha has had a shot on target in four of his last five Premier League appearances for Manchester United. Cunha has had an instant impact on the squad since joining from Wolves over the summer and recently scored his first goal for the Red Devils in their 4-2 win over Brighton at Old Trafford.

Cunha was due this goal when looking through his shot numbers. He’s had 21 shots across his nine Premier League appearances (3.08 per 90) with 10 of these attempts managing to find the target (1.47 per 90).

Cunha boasted a similarly high shot volume across the entirety of last season, managing 110 shots for Wolves across his 33 appearances (3.81 per 90) with 44 of these attempts finding the target (1.52 per 90).

Manchester United have also improved as an attacking side on the whole which should aid Cunha getting a shot on target here. Ruben Amorim’s side rank third for expected goals (17.8) and are joint first for shots on target per game (5.40) alongside Chelsea.

Kudus has committed a foul in each of his last five Premier League matches. He’s committed 16 fouls across his 10 appearances in total for the Lilywhites in the Premier League this term (1.64 per 90), with at least one foul landing in eight of his ten matches for Tottenham.

Kudus has to be combative due to the role Frank asks him to fill in the side. He’s often one of a front two pairing when Tottenham play the bigger sides in the division, which was the setup they opted for against Chelsea. Kudus committed a foul in that game from 15 duels and was also shown a yellow card.

If Kudus lines up as part of a front two here, then he will be routinely outnumbered by the back three of Manchester United, who all hold a significant physical advantage over the forward. If he is deployed out wide, then his likely opponent here is Patrick Dorgu, who has won a foul in seven of his nine Premier League appearances this season, winning 19 overall.

Mbeumo has added a telling end product to this Manchester United side, with the former Brentford winger settling in well to his new role at Old Trafford. He’s registered five goal contributions in the Premier League this season across his 10 appearances, with four of these being goals.

Mbeumo has registered four goal contributions across his last five appearances in all competitions for Manchester United, so he enters this heavyweight clash with real momentum. Mbeumo has also hurt Tottenham before, netting for Brentford in this stadium last season and previously striking against the Lilywhites at the Gtech Community Stadium.

No Manchester United player has registered more goal contributions in the Premier League this season than Bryan Mbeumo. He’s roughly in line with his xG and xA across these games (5.50), which suggests that Mbeumo is tucking away high-quality chances when they fall his way at the moment.

I think we could see Pape Sarr deployed in a similar manner to the way he was in the early stages of the season against Manchester City. It’s no secret that Tottenham have a bit of a creativity crisis at the moment, with their chief creators in Maddison and Kulusevski being sidelined.

This has meant that Frank has had to rely on other avenues to create chances. Set pieces have proven fruitful with Tottenham only coming second to Arsenal in that regard in the Premier League, but open play chances have been harder to generate. Sarr offers a slightly different solution with strong running power and a unique ability to arrive late in the box - he’s the most forward-thinking of the midfielders Tottenham currently have available.

Sarr had one shot in that game against Manchester City, but I’d expect him to have a few more chances here if he is deployed in this role. Sarr averaged 1.60 shots per 90 across his 36 Premier League appearances last season. It’s below the line we require here, but it can be aided by Super Sub, as well as Tottenham’s lack of a creative core, which may force Frank to turn to Sarr as a solution.

Fernandes’ slightly deeper role in Ruben Amorim’s system naturally puts him at a higher risk of picking up cautions. He’s looked a lot more comfortable in that role this season than he did in the second half of last campaign, with a better structure and quality of player around him to make his deeper role work.

Fernandes has received two yellow cards across his 10 Premier League appearances this term. He’s averaging 0.71 fouls committed per 90 across these games, which isn’t too standout, but could be set to increase here with the bullish nature of Tottenham’s midfield.

When looking at the 1v1 battles that are set to take place in the middle of the park, Fernandes will be faced up by Joao Palhinha and Rodrigo Bentancur - both players who are more physical than Fernandes and could dominate him in those duels. Fernandes’ most recent yellow card for Manchester United came on their last trip to London as they fell to a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Brentford.