Manchester Utd – Tottenham

The visitors from London will come to Old Trafford for at least one point

Old Trafford will host one of the most notable matches of the 21st round of the Premier League. The rivalry between Manchester United and Tottenham became especially principled after the matches of 2020-2021, when the teams "teased" each other with confident away victories. Then first "Spurs" at the stadium of the Mancunians defeated them with a score of 6:1, and already in 2021 two trips to London Manchester United led to a score of 6:1 (3:1 and 3:0). In the current season, Manchester United is not discussed only by a lazy person. Only a person far from football has not seen numerous anti-ratings involving Erik ten Hague's wards and the coach himself. Although after Ronaldo left the club a little over a year ago, it seemed that United were steadily going uphill and, finally, the "restructuring" and coaching changes would be completed. Tottenham is in a more favourable position in this regard. The team lost Kane in the off-season, who is almost impossible to replace in modern football, and appointed a coach with no stars at all. This has led to lower expectations for the London team and, as a result, a more positive reaction to their success. Even the difficult period at Tottenham, which happened in November and early December last year, was not accompanied by desperate cries in the media or among the fans of the London team itself. Bookmakers have identified the hosts as favourites for the upcoming meeting, offering odds of 2.14 on their victory. Manchester United occupies the eighth position in the championship, already critically behind the Champions League zone. Over the last month and a half, the Mancunians have won just three of their ten matches, losing to Bournemouth, West Ham and Nottingham Forest, among others. A dramatic and encouraging win over Aston Villa the week before last was immediately trampled by a fair defeat at Nottingham. Tottenham have had a stretch of five games with just one point since the start of November. Spurs have managed to get back on track since mid-December, but in the round before last there was another misfire. In Brighton, Tottenham lost 0:4 in the 80th minute, but managed to keep their dignity by scoring two prestige goals. At Old Trafford, the visitors will come out on a mini-series of two wins and there is every reason to believe that their level of play is not lower than that of the hosts.