Tottenham can still be a bit suspect defensively under Conte, but with Ronaldo and Cavani only just making their returns to fitness, Rangnick's side could struggle against the Lilywhites' counter-attacking machine.
Managing to string together a set of wins has proven challenging for Spurs, though, and with Man United keeping the back door shut at Old Trafford quite well in recent weeks, we can only envisage a low-scoring draw in a result which will not do much good for either manager.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Manchester United win with a probability of 45.94%. A win for Tottenham Hotspur had a probability of 27.59% and a draw had a probability of 26.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Manchester United win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.93%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.02%) and 2-0 (8.58%). The likeliest Tottenham Hotspur win was 0-1 (8.73%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.54%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Manchester United would win this match.
