{
  "id": 13365240,
  "title": "Man United learn early Tottenham team news after crucial defensive duo sustain injuries over break",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/man-united-learn-early-tottenham-team-news-after-crucial-defensive",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-10T08:28:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/man-united-learn-early-tottenham-082800603.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Manchester United have been provided with early team news regarding Tottenham Hotspur, due to crucial defensive duo sustaining injuries over the break. Micky van de Ven is expected to be fit for the crucial away fixture at Old Trafford this Saturday. Tottenham aims to secure their first victory of the campaign following a recent 3-2 defeat at home to Aston Villa, leaving them at the 20th position with just two points from their opening five games. Roberto De Zerbi will have been closely monitoring the fitness of Van de Ven and his colleague Jan Paul van Hecke, both of whom missed significant time due to injuries. While Van de Ven has resumed training and is set to start, the status of van Hecke remains uncertain, and updates are awaited. Additionally, Michael Carrick is dealing with his own injury concerns, with Benjamin Sesko still doubtful after missing the match against Fulham.",
  "summary": "Micky van de Ven looks as though he’ll be fit to feature in Tottenham Hotspur’s away clash at Old Trafford this weekend.Spurs travel up north to take on Manchester United in a 5.30pm kick-off on S...",
  "key_points": [
    "Tottenham faces crucial defensive injuries over break",
    "Micky van de Ven expected to play against United",
    "Van de Ven's teammate Jan Paul van Hecke's status unknown"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport Football",
        "title": "Tottenham to fly to Marbella for team bonding",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/tottenham-to-fly-to-marbella-for-team-bonding",
        "published": "2026-10-10T06:29:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Tottenham to fly to Marbella for team bonding",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/tottenham-to-fly-to-marbella-for-team-bonding-13345995",
        "published": "2026-10-10T06:30:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}