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Topics: Manchester United, Football, Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur
Ryan Smart
Topics: Manchester United, Football, Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur
Manchester United travel to face Tottenham in the Premier League on Wednesday night in a huge match in the race for Champions League football next season.
United currently occupy fourth place and are six points ahead of the seventh-place Tottenham, having played two games less than the north London club.
Spurs almost certainly need to win to keep alive their hopes of a top-four finish this season.
But they head into the match off the back of a 6-1 mauling at the hands of Newcastle.
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Tottenham changed their interim head coach in the wake of that defeat, with Ryan Mason replacing Cristian Stellini - who was placed in charge of the team after Antonio Conte's departure last month.
Now, a key piece of team news has been 'leaked' ahead of the game.
According to Twitter account @rxnpixels, of popular United YouTube channel The United Stand, Bruno Fernandes is set to start the game at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
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Furthermore, the same account claims that both Luke Shaw and Victor Lindelof are set to start in United's defence, having both played in the FA Cup semi-final penalty shootout win over Brighton.
If confirmed, the start for Fernandes will come as a huge boost for United, who have been sweating over his fitness since he picked up an ankle injury against Brighton.
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