With Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic both sidelined after sustaining injuries against West Bromwich Albion in the opening game of the season, Manchester United are fielding an extremely young side against Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford. There's good news for the hosts, however - Javier Hernandez is fit to make the bench after suffering concussion in pre-season.
Manchester United Vs. Tottenham Hotspur: Lineups
Tottenham, meanwhile, are without the services of Luka Modric, who apparently refused to travel with the team due to a combination of injury and wanting to move to Chelsea. It'll be up to Niko Krancjar and Rafel van der Vaart to open up this very young United defence. Considering Spurs' record at Old Trafford, I wouldn't bet on that happening.
Manchester United (4-4-1-1): David de Gea; Patrice Evra, Johnny Evans, Phil Jones, Chris Smalling; Nani, Anderson, Tom Cleverly, Ashley Young; Wayne Rooney; Danny Welbeck.
Substitutes: Anders Lindegaard, Ryan Giggs, Fabio de Silva, Chicharito, Park Ji-Sung, Dimitar Berbatov, Michael Carrick.
Tottenham Hotspur (4-4-1-1): Brad Friedel; Benoit Assou-Ekotto, Younes Kaboul, Michael Dawson, Kyle Walker; Gareth Bale, Livermore, Niko Kranjcar, Aaron Lennon; Rafael van der Vaart; Jermain Defoe.
Substitutes: Heurelho Gomes, Sebastian Bassong, Vedran Corluka, Tom Huddlestone, Jermaine Jenas, Andros Townsend, Roman Pavlyuchenko.
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