Pundit believes Man Utd will relish playing Tottenham
Chris Sutton predicts the result of Sunday’s clash against Manchester United and Tottenham, with the pundit explaining why he thinks the home side might get some joy.
Big game for both sides
It has not been a great start to the season for either Spurs or Manchester United, with both managers under a fair bit of pressure.
Even though we are only five games into the Premier League campaign, this clash already feels like a season-defining one for both sides.
A loss for either side in this game would come as a severe dent to the confidence of the respective squads.
Man Utd hold an advantage?
Sutton suggested that the home side will get beat if they look to go toe-to-toe with Spurs but he also thinks Erik Ten Hag’s men will avoid doing that.
The pundit stated that playing on the counter-attack will actually quite suit United, backing them to just about edge out the Lilywhites.
The former Celtic man told BBC Sport about Sunday’s clash: “My first thought was that I fancy Manchester United to win this but, the more I think about it, the less likely that seems. United made heavy weather of their Europa League draw with FC Twente on Wednesday, with a performance that was very uninspiring.
“Mind you, we need to see more from Spurs in the final third too, so I am going to stick with my instincts and go for a United win. Let me explain why.
“In my opinion, United cannot beat Spurs by going toe-to-toe with them, but there is an argument that Tottenham’s playing style will suit Erik Ten Hag, because it is in these sort of games where Ten Hag’s counter-attack football works best.
“I am not exactly confident they will beat Spurs though. What worries me most about tipping United is what happens in the centre of the park. Are United going to rely on Christian Eriksen again, against his former club. A great player, but does he have the legs?
Prediction: Manchester United 2-1 Tottenham.
Tottenham will believe
Spurs will go into this game believing that they are the better side and we know that they will look to take the game to the Manchester club.
However, Tottenham cannot afford to waste their chances like they have done on several occasions this season as United are more than capable of scoring a couple of goals, given the pace they have on the counter-attack.
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