Hello and welcome to our LIVE match commentary as Tottenham Hotspur host Manchester United in this crucial top of the table clash at White Hart Lane. Here’s some pre-match reading before the teams are announced.

Both sides setting up with four at the back and five across the midfield, employing lone strikers in Kane and Martial respectively.

Smalling immediately sprays the ball out of play. United get it back as Kane’s pass is cut out by Mata.

KICK-OFF! Referee Mike Dean blows the whistle to get us underway here at White Hart Lane for this delayed kick-off.

FIVE MINUTES TO KICK-OFF: Finally! The players are in the tunnel and about to make their way out onto the pitch before this big match.

TEN MINUTES TO KICK-OFF: Manchester United have bagged just 39 goals in their 31 league games this season; they last netted fewer at this stage of a top-flight campaign in 1989/90 (37).

United's man to watch is Fench striker Anthony Martial. He has netted three goals in his last four appearances for United in all competitions, while he is now their top scorer in the Premier League this season with eight goals.

Can Harry Kane match Jamie Vardy today? He has netted a league-high 22 goals this season in the top-flight, more than any other Tottenham player has ever managed in a single Premier League campaign.

STAT: Tottenham’s last home win over Manchester United in the league came on the final day of the 2000/01 season when Glenn Hoddle was managing them.

The match should be kicking off now but because of the Manchester United bus being caught up in traffic, it will now start at 16.30 BST.

Manchester United haven’t lost any of the last 14 Premier League games against Spurs at White Hart Lane, but have drawn six of the last eight (W8 D6).

Louis van Gaal: "I think that they have a very good squad and I have said this also last year. He [Pochettino] has made a team of this squad, a team that presses high with a good positional game and they score a lot of goals. They also have a lot of clean sheets though, which show they are a well-organised and structured team. I think you can give credit to Mauricio Pochettino."