Manchester United head into a difficult test against high-flying Tottenham Hotspur in the final match of the weekend. Mauricio Pochettino’s men are coming off a convincing win against CSKA Moscow in the final group game of the UCL but it must have been a bitter-sweet feeling as they finished 3rd and will compete in the Europa League along with their weekend opponents Manchester United. United and Mourinho will especially pleased with the burgeoning form of Henrikh Mkhitaryan.He had been uncharacteristically off-colour and looked nothing like the player we had come used to seeing at Dortmund. But it seems he has turned a corner after a couple of months at the club and it spells major good news for the Red Devils.
The match has traditionally been exciting and we are expecting more of the same on Sunday.
TRIVIA
- Manchester United have won only two of their last eight Premier League contests against Spurs (D3 L3).
- Spurs’ 3-0 win over Manchester United in April at White Hart Lane was their biggest win over the Red Devils in the Premier League since January 1996 (4-1).
- However, Tottenham have lost 19 times at Old Trafford in the Premier League (W2 D3), their most defeats at a visiting ground.
- Spurs are one of seven teams Wayne Rooney has scored 10+ Premier League goals against
- The away team has failed to score in each of the last four Premier League games between Manchester United and Tottenham.
- Manchester United’s players have covered just 1490.6km overall in the Premier League this season combined – lower than any other team in the competition.
- Harry Kane has scored against 21 of the 24 different opponents that he has faced in the Premier League but is yet to score against Man Utd in five apps.
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic has scored 71 goals in 70 league home appearances since the start of 2012-13 (Premier League and Ligue 1 combined).
TEAM NEWS
MANCHESTER UNITED
Manchester United defender Eric Bailly could make his first league appearance since October after returning from injury in Thursday’s Europa League win.
Chris Smalling and Luke Shaw remain out, but Michael Carrick and Antonio Valencia are in contention after being rested for the trip to Ukraine.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Toby Alderweireld will be involved for Spurs after making his comeback from a knee injury against CSKA Moscow.
Erik Lamela and Vincent Janssen remain unavailable
PREDICTED LINE-UPS
MANCHESTER UNITED (4-2-3-1)
De Gea; Valencia, Jones, Rojo, Darmian; Herrera, Carrick; Martial, Pogba, Mkhitaryan; Ibrahimovic
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR (4-2-3-1)
Lloris; Walker, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Rose; Dembele, Wanyama, Son, Alli, Eriksen; Kane
BETTING ODDS
MANCHESTER UNITED- 6/5
DRAW- 12/5
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR- 13/5
TRIVIA COURTESY- OPTA
