Players who represented both Tottenham and Manchester United

Shared history

As Tottenham and Manchester United gear up for their epic Europa League final clash in 2025, the spotlight isn't just on the pitch — it’s also on the shared history between these two giants

Playing for both sides

Over the years, a handful of top-tier talents have pulled on both the white of Spurs and the red of United — some as heroes, others as headline-makers, and some who didn't make much of an impression at all. Let’s take a look at the players who’ve had stints with both United and Spurs – all stats sourced from Football Brief.

Teddy Sheringham

A fan favorite at both ends of the pitch, Sheringham lit up White Hart Lane before making the high-profile switch to Old Trafford in 1997. At United, he became part of football folklore by helping secure the legendary 1999 treble. Oh, and he even circled back to Spurs for an encore.

Dimitar Berbatov

Style, swagger, and sublime first touches — Berbatov dazzled at Spurs before sealing a dramatic deadline-day move to United in 2008. At Old Trafford, he brought elegance to the forward line and bagged the Golden Boot in 2010–11. Coolness personified.

Louis Saha

While Saha's stints at both clubs were short-lived, his impact was undeniable. He picked up silverware at United – including back-to-back league titles and the treble in 2008 – and brought a veteran presence to Spurs during a brief spell in 2012. A journeyman striker with moments of brilliance.

Fraizer Campbell

Campbell might not have lit up either club, but his story is uniquely intertwined with both. As part of the Berbatov deal, he went on loan to Spurs from United. A career of what-ifs, but always a pub quiz favorite.

Christian Eriksen

And finally, we have Christian Eriksen. The silky Dane was a creative force at Tottenham before leaving for Inter Milan. After a remarkable comeback following a health scare, he returned to the Premier League, joining United in 2022. While he has had some brilliant moments in Manchester, it hasn't really been a patch on his London years.

Going out with a bang

Now out the door at the end of the season, it makes this Europa final a particularly interesting clash from his perspective. One last hurrah in red, and maybe the last chance to get one over his old club? Our eyes will absolutely be on 'Goalzo,' as Mauricio Pochettino liked to call him, come May 21.

Danny Rose (honorable mention)

He never quite made the move, but the speculation was endless. Rose openly flirted with a move to United during his peak years at Spurs, making him a permanent fixture in transfer gossip columns.