Sunday brings perhaps the most hyped up 13th versus 14th place match of all-time, as Manchester United visits Tottenham Hotspur. Certainly it is the most expensive match-up, in terms of roster construction, between a 13th and 14th place team.
I guess you can call this the Traditional Big Six But Totally Floundering Right Now Cup.
Man United at Tottenham Hotspur FYIs
Kick off: Sun. Feb 16, 4:30, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, UK
Team News: Tottenham Hotspur Man United
Starting XI Predictions: Tottenham Hotspur Man United
Google Result Probability: Tottenham Hotspur 39% Manchester United 35% Draw 26%
PL Form, Position: Tottenham LLLLW, 27 pts, 14th Manchester United DWLWL, 29 pts, 13th
Spurs are getting a lot of healthier now, and manager Ange Postecoglu will have many more options in selection. Will that be enough to turn around the team’s pathetic form and save his job?
You can expect some of those fresh-out-of-the-training-room players to be in the first team lineup here. Likewise for a couple of the January transfer window signings.
Tottenham Starting XI Prediction vs Man United
Guglielmo Vicario; Pedro Porro, Archie Gray, Kevin Danso, Djed Spence; Pape Matar Sarr, Yves Bissouma, Lucas Bergvall; Dejan Kulusevski, Mathys Tel, Heung-Min Son
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