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title: "Tottenham: Antonio Conte shares Dejan Kulusevski update before Man United"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/spurs-man-united-team-news-dejan-kulusevski-premier-league/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Emilio Galantini"
section: "Premier League News"
published: "2022-10-19T13:10:19Z"
modified: "2022-10-19T13:10:19Z"
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# Tottenham: Antonio Conte shares Dejan Kulusevski update before Man United

**[Tottenham Hotspur](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-hotspur-news/) boss Antonio Conte has shared an update on winger Dejan Kulusevski’s fitness ahead of their crunch clash with Man United.**

### The Lowdown: Spurs travel to Old Trafford…

The Lilywhites travel to Old Trafford tonight and a win could take them past Man City into second.

Antonio Conte’s side are in solid shape heading to the The Red Devils clash, having lost just one [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/) game all season so far whilst conceding the second joint-fewest goals against ([premierleague.com](https://www.premierleague.com/tables)).

Only City and arch north London rivals Arsenal have [scored more goals](https://www.premierleague.com/tables) with Spurs flying high and, at the very least, aiming to a finish in the top four again.

Tonight’s encounter with fellow Champions League qualification contenders United comes as a very crucial one and Conte will need every available star at his disposal.

### The Latest: Conte shares Kulusevski update…

Ahead of this evening, Spurs supporters have been handed an update on winger Kulusevski’s condition with the Sweden international missing their last three league games with a thigh problem.

[Tottenham latest news!](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/web-stories/tottenham-latest-news-3/)

Conte, speaking to the media, says the player is a doubt for tonight – explaining (via [Alasdair Gold](https://twitter.com/AlasdairGold/status/1582000143196299265)):

“Kulusevski is working. We are going day by day with him. I don’t know about the game against Manchester United, the doctors are working with him.”

### The Verdict: Worry…

The 22-year-old has been brilliant when called upon at Spurs with only Harry Kane and Son Heung-min boasting better rates of shots at goal and key passes made per 90 ([WhoScored).](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/30/Show/England-Tottenham)

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Kulusevski has also [completed more successful take-ons](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/30/Show/England-Tottenham) than any of his teammates on average domestically, highlighting his serious threat in the final third.

Called a [‘non-stop machine](https://www.oxtero.com/2022/02/01/a-monster-expert-analysis-on-tottenham-new-boy-dejan-kulusevski/)‘ by Serie A expert Nima Tavallaey Roodsari, the attacker could be a sore miss if he is in fact unable to play a part.