Manchester United face Tottenham Hotspur this weekend in a classic Premier League encounter.

In fact, the two teams belong to an exclusive club of those to have participated in every Premier League season over the last 25 years - Saturday's 12.30pm kickoff will represent their 51st encounter since the reincarnation of the top flight.

But who has dominated this fixture down the years, what are its most special moments and what can that tell us about Saturday's game?

Football FanCast takes a look at the history of Tottenham vs Man United...

Head-to-Head

The phrase 'lads, it's Tottenham' certainly comes to mind. The Lilywhites have beaten United just seven times from 50 attempts in the Premier League, failing to score on exactly half of those occasions. Consequently, their win rate at Old Trafford, where they'll be travelling this Saturday, is just 8%.

But the positive for Tottenham is how that fabled team-talk doesn't really apply these days. The north Londoners are hardly the fanciful pushovers from yesteryear and that's evident in the results between the two teams. From a first Premier League win at Old Trafford in 2012 onwards, Spurs have won four and drawn three of their last ten top flight meetings with the Red Devils.

Top Scorer - Wayne Rooney

Perhaps unsurprisingly considering United's historic dominance in this fixture, the top goalscorers list is filled up with Red Devils icons, ranging from David Beckham, who bagged three goals against Spurs during the 2001/02 campaign alone, to Wayne Rooney. In fact, there are only three clubs the now-Everton striker has scored more goals against throughout his Premier League career - Arsenal, Aston Villa and Newcastle.

The best strike-rate, though, belongs to Ruud van Nistelrooy. He scored seven times in eight appearances against the Lilywhites and failed to score a Premier League goal against them during only one of his five seasons at Old Trafford.

The Shared Hero - Teddy Sheringham

Dimitar Berbatov certainly comes to mind but Teddy Sheringham was very much the original incarnation. The majestic centre-forward enjoyed two productive spells at White Hart Lane either side of a trophy-laden stint at Old Trafford that saw him win three consecutive Premier League titles, an FA Cup and a Champions League crown - famously requiring a goal and an assist from the former England man in stoppage time.

In comparison, Sheringham didn't win anything during his time at Tottenham and even won the club's Player of the Year award just once in 1995.

But as much for his measured and calculated style of play as his return of 98 goals for Spurs in the Premier League, Sheringham remains an icon in north London. Those up in Manchester are pretty fond of him as well.

The classic contest - Tottenham 3-5 Manchester United

Epitomising the cliche of a game of two halves, the famous 3-5 at White Hart Lane back in 2001 remains one of the Premier League's classic comebacks.

Back then, Tottenham were perennial mid-tablers and United were winning titles at incredible velocity, but it was the former who unexpectedly surged ahead in north London, centre-back Dean Richards finding the net on 15 minutes in his first appearance after signing from Southampton in an £8.1million deal. Les Ferdinand then added to the tally with a sublime, driven finish into the bottom corner, before Christian Ziege got in on the act just before half-time.

But United were nothing if not potent in attack and proved it just one minute after the restart as Andy Cole angled his body to head home from point-blank range. United used the same route of balls flung into the box for Laurent Blanc and Ruud van Nistelrooy's goals as well, the latter drawing them level with just under 20 minutes left on the clock.

Then, in one of the rare inspiring moments during a largely maligned United career, Juan Sebastian Veron finished off a fine passing move by stepping forward from midfield and slotting the ball past Neil Sullivan - leaving David Beckham to put the icing on the cake with the game's most famous strike.

Allowed too much time on the edge of the box by a leggy Tottenham defence, the former England skipper took the ball down on his chest and rifled a half-volley into the top corner. Comeback complete, and then some.

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