If Manchester United fail to beat Bournemouth, it will be the first time they have been in the bottom half of the table at Christmas since 1989-90 (12th).

United are still languishing in the bottom half after a mixed bag of results since Amorim's arrival, including a 3-2 defeat to Nottingham Forest in the last home game, as well as a stunning late comeback victory over rivals Manchester City last time out.

They did, however, beat Manchester City 2-1 in the League last time out in yet more drama. United sit 14th in the Premier League table but could move level on points with the Cherries in the top six with three points.

Tottenham survived a second-half comeback to book their place in the Carabao Cup semifinals with a dramatic 4-3 win over Manchester United on Thursday. Dominic Solanke opened the scoring on 15 minutes through a smart finish in off the near post before two goals in eight minutes after the break from Dejan Kulusevski and Solanke again extended the home side's advantage.

Two sides looking to build on big league wins at the weekend face off in this cup clash in north London. The last of this week's English Football League Cup quarterfinals sees defending champs Man United travel to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in north London to face Spurs.

Manchester United's pathway to their first trophy under Ruben Amorim continues against Tottenham Hotspur in the Carabao Cup. Coming off a signature win against rivals Manchester City at the weekend, Manchester United must quickly turn their attention to a meeting with Spurs at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.