Manchester United take on the visitors Tottenham in the round 21 match of English Premier League. The match will be played on Sunday, January 14th at Old Trafford (Manchester).
Manchester United have become one of the main disappointments of the season. Under ten Hag, the Red Devils had an excellent last football year, accomplishing the task for which he was brought in from the Netherlands and securing a third-place finish. They also won the League Cup earlier. However, everything suddenly fell apart in the new cycle. Notably, in the League Cup, facing Newcastle again, the team lost 0-3 at home, the opponent they defeated in the previous final. Later, their Champions League campaign ended in failure with a fourth-place finish in the group, facing tough opposition from Bayern, Galatasaray, and Copenhagen – indeed, the English team ended up worse than the Danish and Turkish sides! Additionally, they suffered a defeat to Nottingham Forest in the Premier League, and those 1-2 losses became their 9th in this competition. In the FA Cup, they at least managed to win against Wigan, securing a 2-0 victory.
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Two years ago, the Spurs called Conte to be their head coach. The eccentric Italian achieved quick results, surprising even himself and lifting his new team to fourth place in spring 2023, thus securing a return to the Champions League. However, as often happened in Conte's previous roles, he then dismantled everything, and by the end of the next cycle, the Hotspurs were left without a spot in European competitions – by that time, the Italian had already triggered his resignation. Since the summer, Postecoglou has taken over as the manager, tasked with restructuring the team after Kane's departure. Overall, it seemed from the beginning that it worked, as the London team surprised everyone with a powerful start: 8 wins and 2 draws in the first 10 matches, leading the table. However, they lost the lead after a disappointing November, with only Manchester City not defeating them out of the five opponents faced. Things only got better in winter. Despite conceding 4 goals to Brighton in December, they managed to secure 4 wins, narrowing the gap from the top 4 in the current Premier League table to just 1 point. By the way, their neighbor and main rival, Arsenal, occupies that spot. They also won against Burnley, with Porro scoring the only goal for Clarets in the 78th minute. Son's departure for the Asian Cup was already anticipated, but London took care of it by bringing Werner back from Germany, on loan from RB Leipzig with an option to buy.
Manchester United had four consecutive wins. Still, last calendar year, they first drew with Spurs in spring, and in August, the latter secured a 2-0 victory against the Red Devils. Red Devils play at home and are considered favorites, despite their struggles at Old Trafford this season. However, the prediction is that Spurs will not lose.
Prediction for the match: Tottenham not to lose (X2).
