Tottenham prevailed 2-1 over Man United last May in the final game at White Hart Lane. Jermaine Jenas discusses the impact Mauricio Pochettino has had on Tottenham Hotspur and asks if he's just as important to the club as Harry Kane. Former Man United defender Paul Parker is left wondering if Jose Mourinho will play not to lose or attack Tottenham at home. Ross Dyer and Paul Mariner square off at predicting week 10's Premier League fixtures, headlined by Spurs vs. Man United.
Harry Kane has been ruled out of Tottenham's match at Manchester United on Saturday with a minor hamstring strain sustained against Liverpool last weekend.
Kane was replaced for the final two minutes of the 4-1 win at Wembley, clutching his left hamstring, but afterwards Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino insisted he was "just tired."
But Kane missed Wednesday's 3-2 defeat to West Ham in the Carabao Cup and he is now out of the match at Old Trafford.
Pochettino told his prematch news conference on Friday: "For tomorrow, we cannot take a risk. It's a minor injury, very small, but we cannot take a risk. We'll see after for Wednesday against Real Madrid. Tomorrow, it's impossible."
TEAM NEWS: @HKane underwent assessment and investigation earlier this week, which confirmed a minor strain to the left hamstring. pic.twitter.com/4s0E0Jzrr6
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) October 27, 2017
Spurs are level on points with second-placed United but they will be considerably weaker without Premier League top scorer Kane, who already has eight goals in nine league appearances and 13 in 12 for Spurs so far this term.
Dan is ESPN FC's Tottenham correspondent. Follow him on Twitter: @Dan_KP.
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