Tottenham Hotspur will take on Manchester United on Sunday in the Premier League at the White Hart Lane
where Spurs manager Andre Villas-Boas will be looking to bounce back
strongly in the league, following their 6-0 humiliating defeat at the
hands of Manchester City last weekend.
Andre Villas-Boas is under huge pressure at the moment and there are even talks of him getting the sack,
just after 13 games in the season, if the reports are to be believed.
Despite spending more than £100 million in rebuilding a squad according
to his own taste, there are more problems than solutions at the moment.
Currently sitting on 9th in the table with 20 points, the
main problem of Spurs is their lack of goals. With just 9 goals in 12
games – striker Roberto Soldado has come under immense criticism for the
first time, while following their defeat against City, they can hardly
boast about their defence either.
Spurs need to bounce back and that too quickly. Another defeat here
would take them out of equation for league challenge while
top-four-finish will be under huge threat as well. They are 9/5 with Ladbrokes to earn a victory over Red Devils.
The task is difficult as Manchester United are currently one of the in-form teams
in the Premier League. They are undefeated in 11 games and are coming
to this fixture on the back of a 5-0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen in
the Champions League.
On top of that, the Red Devils have an enviable record against Spurs –
they are undefeated in 27 of their last 28 matches in all competitions and haven’t lost at White Hart Lane since 2001. David Moyes’s side is 6/4 with Ladbrokes to win the game against Spurs on Sunday.
Prediction: 1-1; Spurs will be motivated for this game while United are on song as well. Expect a late goal thriller on Sunday.
Probable Lineups
Tottenham (probable)
G: Lloris
D: Walker, Kaboul, Dawson, Vertonghen
M: Sandro, Paulinho
Lennon, Holtby, Sigurdsson
F: Adebayor
Manchester United (probable)
G: De Gea
D: Smalling, Vidic, Evans, Evra
M: Cleverley, Fellaini
Valencia, Rooney, Kagawa
F: Van Persie
Time: The Barclays Premier League match
will kick off at 7 a.m. ET. 12 p.m. GMT
Live Stream available on NBC Sports Live Extra. or Here
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