The 16:30 BST kick-off pits the Dutchman against Ange Postecoglou in the dugout, with both sides playing in the Premier League after beginning our respective Europa League campaigns.
Erik was asked about the mentality of his side following Wednesday's 1-1 draw with FC Twente and fielded questions on a variety of topics at Carrington, as attention turns to domestic action once more.
From bettering the opposition's hunger to Bruno Fernandes's fitness, read the key quotes from part one of Ten Hag's media briefing below...
THE NEED TO BE CLINICAL
"Not scoring goals enough. That is the problem. That is the key area. We have to score goals as a team. I think across the team, we have the ability to score. That is clear, when you see all the opportunities we are creating, we are not scoring enough."
IT WILL BE DYNAMIC
"I think it will be a very intense game. It is always against Tottenham and I think it is also our style as well. So I think it is going to be a very dynamic, attractive game."
HIGH LEVELS NEEDED
"Every opponent has strengths and weaknesses and Tottenham have their strengths in their philosophy. [That is] very clear. [They are] very attacking but [that] leaves also space. That is what we take into account that can maybe help but you have to be very good against Tottenham. We want to control the game and you need the high performance level. We will create again I am sure but we need to take our chances."
WE NEED TO BE HUNGRY
"I think every team has this in a season. That is when you play 60 games, sure there will be games where you were not happy with the performance, but you are not happy when the opponent wants it more. I think that is the psychology side of football and top football. The team that can manage this the best is the most successful and we are ambitious so we always demand from yourself that you have more hunger than the opponent."
BRUNO WILL PROVE HIMSELF AGAIN
"I think he is capable and he has proven [himself] already so many times in the Premier League. He can create many chances. I am convinced he will not do differently. He will find his form. He is already creating chances but he will make final passes, he will score goals. 100 per cent and it is just a matter of time."
WE HAVE TURNED A CORNER
"I think you have to assess the situation. Still now we are working and we are in progress. We have to sign players and we made the choice to sign very young players. Like last year, Hojlund and Zirkzee and Leny Yoro are players we believe in for this moment but also for the future and we have to build them. When I started we spoke about more, we had to make a switch in the dressing room. We have turned a corner and we have to work with the squad and that takes time and of course, [that is] also not good behaviour for me, I am impatient. I want to go straight forward. To be fair, we have also had success in the last two seasons and we have to work very hard to bring further success."