Tottenham will be looking to improve on last season’s third place finish in the Premier League by sustaining a title challenge in this campaign.

Mauricio Pochettino’s side were the main challengers to Claudio Ranieri’s Leicester for long periods last season, but faltered near the end of the campaign, and eventually lost out on second to North London rivals Arsenal on the last day.

Nevertheless, the club’s best Premier League finish and qualification for Champions League represented a fantastic season for Spurs, but they’ll look to go better this season and sustain a title challenge right up until the end of the campaign.

And, after ten league games, Pochettino’s men are the only unbeaten side left in the top-flight with five wins and five draws, although could do with turning some of those draws into victories in the coming weeks.

They travel to the Emirates Stadium on Sunday for the season’s first North London derby, and Pochettino will be hoping that his side can end their six-game winless streak in all competitions at Arsenal this weekend.

Also, the Spurs boss may feel that he needs more reinforcements in January to keep Spurs competitive on all fronts this season, and could look at other Premier League players in a bid to bolster his squad.

Thus, here are TWO Manchester United players he may try and lure to White Hart Lane in January…

Phil Jones

Injury has thwarted Phil Jones’ opportunities under Jose Mourinho this season but, with United struggling defensively at present, the England international may get a run in the first team now he is nearing full fitness.

However, when all of United’s defensive options are fit, the 24-year-old probably isn’t first choice in any of the positions.

At one stage, he looked like he could go on and become a great player, in either defence or midfield, but this constant deputising when injuries and suspensions hit the team means that we still don’t know what Jones’ best position is, and it seems that no one is really sure.

Thus, a move away to a club where English players are given a chance could be beneficial, and Pochettino could look to bring him to Spurs in January.

Spurs’ first team consists of a few English players who may have struggled at times in the past, but are now crucial members of the squad. The same could happen to Jones.

Morgan Schneiderlin

A reunion with his former Southampton manager could be in the offing for United midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin.

The 26-year-old has made just one Premier League appearance for Mourinho’s side this season, and that was for just five minutes in their win at Bournemouth on the opening weekend of the campaign.

A few Europa League and League Cup starts have followed, but the French international doesn’t look like breaking into the team consistently, which seems strange given United’s central midfield issues this season.

Nevertheless, a move to Tottenham could reignite Schneiderlin’s faltering career under a manager who would place a lot of confidence in him. With European football this season, Pochettino needs a big enough squad to deal with those demands, and Schneiderlin would certainly give him another option in midfield.

There was talk of a deal for the French midfielder in the summer, but it was reportedly blocked by Mourinho as Schneiderlin remained in his plans.

Yet, just six appearances later, it doesn’t look like he has much of a future at Old Trafford.