Manchester United vs. Tottenham: Team News, Preview, Live Stream, TV Info

Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur will collide on Saturday in a key clash between the second- and third-place teams in the Premier League, with only goal difference separating the sides in their hot pursuit of leaders Manchester City.

Both teams sit five points off the Citizens, and Spurs look the far more capable team after winning their past four league games.

United succumbed to defeat at Huddersfield Town last time out for their first loss of the season, one day before Spurs moved level on points with the Old Trafford outfit with a 4-1 hammering of Liverpool.

Despite Tottenham's hot streak, the north Londoners will be wary of the fact they have lost their past three games at Old Trafford without scoring a goal.

Read on for a preview of Saturday's early kick-off, along with all the latest team news and live-stream information.

Date: Saturday, October 28

Time: 12:30 p.m. BST/7:30 a.m. ET

Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester

Live Stream: Sky Go (UK), NBC Sports Live Extra (U.S.), fuboTV (U.S.)

TV Info: Sky Sports (UK), CNBC (U.S.)

Team News

Phil Jones' return is a promising thought for United fans after his withdrawal from the defeat at Huddersfield caused concern.

Manager Jose Mourinho spoke to Sky Sports about the defender after Tuesday's 2-0 Carabao Cup win over Swansea City (h/t TalkSport): "There were no injuries either, so it is a good day. I believe that Phil Jones will be fit for Saturday against Tottenham, but apart from that I have no news."

Even more promising for the Red Devils is the possibility Eric Bailly will return to the fold in time for Tottenham's visit, although injury analyst Ben Dinnery said Saturday's clash would be too early for others:

News regarding Bailly's imminent comeback may be too premature, however, as BBC Radio Manchester's Bill Rice provided more quotes from Mourinho:

ESPN FC's Rob Dawson reported there are question marks over Ander Herrera and Marcus Rashford's fitness after they "picked up knocks" against the Swans, meaning a potential shuffle in midfield and attack.

Defender Ben Davies should be available once again for Spurs after illness, and Dinnery also wrote that Mousa Dembele was back in training, while Victor Wanyama remains sidelined.

Preview

As the fine margin by which these two teams are separated indicates, this is perhaps the most competitive Tottenham team we have seen for many years in terms of quality and stature.

However, recent seasons have still illustrated a divide between the two—in United's favour—when it comes to beating their fellow Premier League big guns, per ESPN FC's Dale Johnson:

But manager Mauricio Pochettino is gradually building Spurs into a team capable of altering that trend, and a lot of pressure falls on leading Premier League scorer Harry Kane to break the United lines on Saturday.

United have yet to concede a goal at home in league competition this season, but Kane could change that if his form continues, as football writer Sacha Pisani recently illustrated:

The England international netted twice in the 4-1 beating of Liverpool on Sunday, while United frontman Romelu Lukaku without a goal in his past four outings.

Mourinho recently attracted some criticism for not showing much adventure in United's stalemate at Liverpool, and the home fans will hope to witness a bit more verve in their side's attempt to move away from Spurs in the table.