While Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag held his pre-match press conference on Thursday afternoon, Tottenham were in action later that evening.
The north Londoners, like the Reds, had an opening Europa League assignment, and will have hoped to have come through unscathed, in advance of Sunday's 16:30 BST kick-off at Old Trafford.
Centre-back Radu Dragasin received an early red card in the 3-0 home victory over Qarabag but the European ban will not affect his availability for the weekend.
Cristian Romero had a night off, due to suspension, while Pedro Porro and James Maddison were among the unused substitutes.