Manchester United Handicap (0)
Manchester United Handicap (0)
Tottenham are in a deep crisis that will likely determine the club’s ambitions to reach the top four. Spurs, after the sacking of head coach Antonio Conte, won only 1 game out of 4, and that’s undeserved in terms of expected goals (xg).
Last Sunday, the team broke through another bottom, suffering a crushing defeat to Newcastle (1: 6). After that, interim coach Christian Stellini was immediately sacked and Ryan Mason will take over his duties during the search for a new coach.
Manchester United, despite a tight schedule and dropping out of the Europa League in the quarter-final phase, approaches the upcoming meeting with a fighting spirit. 4 days before this meeting, the Red Devils advanced to the final of the FA Cup, beating Brighton (1-0 P). In addition, in the Premier League, they are confidently holding the 4th line of the table with a 5-point lead to 5th position and 3 games to play.
The injury crisis at the club could have an impact on the outcome of this match. Main centre-backs Varane and Martinez are both injured and main playmaker Fernandes is in doubt.
Even with injuries, Manchester United is able to cope with such a dismantled Tottenham. Martinez and Varan were replaced by Lindelof and Shaw in the final game, and the absence of Fernandes will be compensated by Eriksen’s performance.