Man United vs Spurs: Team News, 5.30pm BST Kickoff and Sesko Injury Update
Manchester United host Tottenham at Old Trafford with Amad Diallo starting, Benjamin Sesko out and no return date, and a struggling Spurs side bottom of the table.
Manchester United v Tottenham is one of the Premier League's big fixtures, and the starting lineups are now out. Both clubs have made a slow start to the season and both badly want a result after the international break.
Team news: Manchester United
United make two changes from the 1-1 draw at Fulham before the break. Leny Yoro and Amad Diallo come in, while Diogo Dalot and Marcus Rashford drop to the bench. It is Diallo's first appearance of the season.
The XI: Lammens; Yoro, Maguire, Martinez, Shaw; Tielemans, Mainoo; Diallo, Fernandes, Mbeumo; Cunha.
Carlos Baleba is among the substitutes. Michael Carrick had said the midfielder might make his debut since joining from Brighton in the summer, adding that he "has improved, he's trained a lot".
Sesko timeline
Sesko is not involved. The 23-year-old pulled out of Slovenia duty after missing the Fulham draw, and Carrick confirmed he is recovering from a problem similar to the one that kept him out for three months over the summer.
Carrick said there is no clear timeline. "We're hoping that it'll be soon, obviously, but at this moment it's still not quite clear," he said on Friday. He described it as a similar area rather than the exact same issue.
Patrick Dorgu is also out with a hamstring injury picked up with Denmark and is expected to be sidelined for "a number of weeks". Noussair Mazraoui was a doubt after a knock, and he is not in the squad named in The Guardian's lineup.
Team news: Tottenham
Spurs rework their side after losing 2-3 at home to Aston Villa. Six players return: Archie Gray, Lucas Bergvall, Destiny Udogie, Conor Gallagher, Marcos Senesi and Mohammed Kudus. Omar Marmoush, Mateus Fernandes, Rodrigo Bentancur and captain Micky van de Ven are moved to the bench.
Pedro Porro and Andy Robertson are missing through injury.
The XI: Kinsky; Gray, van Hecke, Senesi, Udogie; Bergvall, Tonali, Savio; Gallagher, Kudus, Solanke.
What's at stake
Tottenham are bottom after the Villa loss. United needed a late equaliser at Fulham and sit 12th on five points. The match is also a rerun of the 2025 Europa League final in Bilbao.
What happens next
Once the match finishes, attention turns to whether either side can build momentum after a stalled start. For United, the next question is when Sesko, Dorgu and Mazraoui are available again; Carrick has given no date for Sesko and only "a number of weeks" for Dorgu.
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Quick answers
What time is Man United vs Spurs?
Kickoff at Old Trafford is 5.30pm BST on Saturday, 10 October, which is 12.30pm Eastern.
Is Sesko playing against Spurs?
No. He is out with a second shin injury, and Carrick says there is no timeline for his return.
Is Amad Diallo starting?
Yes. He starts in his first appearance of the season, replacing Rashford in the XI.
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