In-form Manchester United kick-off the Premier League weekend after they journey south to face Tottenham on Saturday (12:30 GMT). BBC Sport explores a number of the key themes surrounding this fixture.
Spurs’ conflicting dwelling type
on Tuesday night time prolonged their lengthy unbeaten dwelling run in Europe, a outstanding distinction to their league type in north London.
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Spurs have now received 18 and drawn 4 of their previous 22 European video games on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, excluding a Convention League fixture towards Rennes which they have been pressured to forfeit in December 2021 due to a Covid outbreak. Their most up-to-date European dwelling defeat on their pitch was 1-0 towards RB Leipzig within the Champions League in February 2020.
Dwelling struggles for Thomas Frank’s aspect have been completely a Premier League drawback. Final weekend’s limp defeat to rivals Chelsea was their third of the marketing campaign in N17 and promoted Burnley are the one top-flight crew they’ve crushed at their spectacular stadium this season.
The Lilywhites have mustered three wins and 13 factors from their 19 dwelling league matches over the previous 12 months – the worst report of any Premier League crew throughout that interval.
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Frank’s males will try and arrest that prolonged droop on Saturday after they face a crew towards whom they’ve loved the higher hand in latest seasons.
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Spurs are unbeaten in seven earlier conferences with Manchester United throughout all competitions (W5, D2) and received all 4 clashes final season, together with the Europa League remaining in Could.
Tottenham’s final defeat to United? A league assembly at Outdated Trafford in October 2022.
United’s latest away struggles
Manchester United head to north London on a four-match unbeaten run within the prime flight (W3, D1) and solely sit under their hosts within the desk on objective distinction.
The Purple Devils are having fun with their joint-best run of type below head coach Ruben Amorim however might be eager to start out amassing extra factors on the highway.
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Simply one in every of their previous 10 Premier League away video games has resulted in victory (D3, L6) they usually additionally fell to a shock defeat at Grimsby this season within the EFL Cup.
Nevertheless, this fixture is one which Manchester United have largely dominated throughout the Premier League period.
United are searching for their fortieth Premier League victory over Spurs this Saturday – no different aspect has crushed the Lilywhites extra within the competitors. The Mancunians have solely loved extra wins towards fellow Premier League ever-present sides Everton and Aston Villa.
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Nevertheless, United have triumphed in simply three of their earlier 25 league visits to London (D6, L16) and the final time they ventured to the capital in September they have been crushed 3-1 by Thomas Frank’s former aspect Brentford.