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Tottenham Hotspur face Manchester United this Saturday while still struggling with several injuries. Manager Roberto De Zerbi confirmed that Pedro Porro and Mykhailo Mudryk will not play due to hamstring and ankle injuries respectively. Additionally, though Arnaut van Hecke and Justin van Ven are available after recovering from hand and foot issues during the international break, the emotional toll of his wife giving birth to twins means Van Ven might not start. James Maddison is fit again but missed a few days of training with a minor hamstring issue.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-09,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Tottenham Hotspur faces another setback as manager Roberto De Zerbi updates on four injured players ahead of their Premier League match against Manchester United this Saturday. The team currently sits at the bottom of the league table and has yet to secure a win in the 2023-24 season. Emerson Royal, Tottenham's first-choice right-back, remains out due to an ongoing hamstring injury sustained during a recent loss to Aston Villa.
Mykhailo Mudryk, the Ukrainian winger on loan from Chelsea, will be sidelined for an extended period after hurting his ankle in training shortly after joining Spurs. De Zerbi also confirmed that Pedro Porro and Lukas Van Hecke, who were both out with injuries during the international break, are still unavailable for Saturday's game. The team continues to struggle despite efforts like Porro traveling to Spain for specialist consultations over his injury recovery.
Written for “Tottenham Injury Update” on 2026-10-09,
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Spurs sit rock bottom of the Premier League table and are seeking their first league win of the season as they prepare to travel to Old Trafford on Saturday evening.
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The north London club have endured a disastrous start to the season and are set to still be without their first-choice right-back.
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club → endure → back
Porro has benefitted from the extended international break, flying to Spain to see a specialist to aid his recovery from a hamstring injury sustained during Spurs’ 3-2 defeat to Aston Villa.
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Porro → benefit → Villa
The World Cup winner remained at Hotspur Way over the international break, but De Zerbi said that he was still out of action.
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“Pedro and [Mykhailo] Mudryk are both not available,” he said.
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“Pedro - I think - not for many games, and for Mudryk, something more."
Ukrainian winger Mudryk, on loan from Chelsea, remains out for a longer period with an ankle injury that he sustained in training shortly after making his debut for his new club.
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Spurs were dealt a double blow over the international break when Van de Ven suffered a hand injury during the Netherlands’ game against Serbia, and Van Hecke sustained a foot problem that kept him sidelined.
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Van Hecke, the summer signing from Brighton, returned early to England to continue his rehabilitation but has recovered in time to face United.
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Hecke → return → United
“They are available to play,” De Zerbi said of the Dutch pair.
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“Micky played four games, 90 minutes.
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The difference is this, [Van Hecke’s] wife, [had] two twins, emotional aspect we have to consider, but both are available to play.”
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James Maddison, who has recovered from his own ACL problem, is also in line to feature in Manchester, despite picking up a hamstring niggle earlier in the campaign.
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“He is available, but he lost three four days, the end of the last week,” De Zerbi said of his No10.
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“Like I said many times, James is a special player but also a personality.
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But also, Gallagher is playing well the last two games.”
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