By The Telegraph (World News) | Created at 2024-09-29 14:15:36 | Updated at 2024-09-30 05:32:17
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Good afternoon and welcome to live coverage of Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur from the Premier League. This fixture sees the team in tenth travel to Old Trafford to take on the team in 11th but in truth, it is a tale of two sides looking to break into the top four come the end of the campaign. However, Erik ten Hag and Ange Postecoglou have both seen their side amass just seven points in a stuttering opening five league fixtures.
Following back-to-back victories in the Premier League and EFL Cup, scoring ten goals and keeping two clean sheets in the process, Man United have suffered somewhat of a reality check in the last week. They were held to a goalless draw away at winless Crystal Palace in the league before Ten Hag’s former side FC Twente took a point away from Old Trafford in the Europa League on Wednesday. Christian Eriksen’s spectacular opener was cancelled out when the Denmark international had his pocket unforgivably picked by Sam Lammers who equalised for the Dutch side following some calamitous defending from the home side.
Tottenham enjoyed a more convincing start to their Europa League campaign with a 3-0 win over Qarabag on Thursday, but it was not all straightforward for the north London side who had Radu Dragusin sent off after eight minutes before the visitors missed a penalty early in the second half with the game at 2-0. It did however, mark their third successive win in all competitions following a 3-1 victory at home to Brentford last time out in the league. With Dominic Solanke scoring in his last two appearances and Brennan Johnson making it three in three, there are reasons for positivity at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Three points today would see either side climb to eighth ahead of Brighton and Hove Albion and Nottingham Forest after they both saw their unbeaten start to the season come to an end on Saturday. A draw today would see the two teams finish the weekend where they started, one place apart in mid-table.
