Tottenham vs Manchester United: 'You know that you always face a tough match against a Louis van Gaal side,' says Mauricio Pochettino

The match kicks off at 12.05pm

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal (Getty Images)

Louis van Gaal has named an unchanged team for Manchester United’s game against Tottenham Hotspur this lunchtime – the first time United have had the same line-up in consecutive games since Sir Alex Ferguson’s era as manager.

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The United manager has picked the same XI that started the game against Newcastle United on Boxing Day in the 3-1 win at Old Trafford. The last time United had the same team in two consecutive games was in November 2012 under Ferguson.

Mauricio Pochettino gives Benjamin Stambouli the second start of his Spurs career, the first being against Leicester City on Boxing Day. The Spurs manager has faced Van Gaal before during his playing career at Espanyol when Van Gaal was in charge of Barcelona. “You know that you always face a tough match when you are up against a Louis van Gaal side and that is exactly what we expect today,” Pochettino wrote in his programme notes.

Tottenham: Lloris; Chiriches, Fazio, Vertonghen, Davies; Mason, Stambouli; Townsend, Eriksen, Chadli; Kane.

Manchester United: De Gea; McNair, Jones, Evans; Valencia, Rooney, Carrick, Young; Mata; Van Persie, Falcao.