Away to Tottenham, MU wants to strengthen the top 4 positions

– Manchester United are determined to solidify their position in the top four of the Premier League to ensure a Champions League ticket when they travel to Tottenham Hotspur, Thursday (27/4/2023) or early Friday morning WIB starting at 02.15 WIB.

MU is currently in fourth place in the Premier League standings with 59 points from 30 matches. They have the same value as the occupants of third position, Newcastle. Meanwhile, with fifth-placed occupants, Aston Villa, MU has a four-point lead.

MU’s chances of winning at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium are quite large if you can make the most of the shaky host conditions.

Tottenham’s game has not been stable since the sacking of Antonio Conte some time ago. The London club then appointed Cristian Stellini as a replacement. However, the team’s performance did not improve, instead it was increasingly “destroyed”.

Tottenham last lost, 1-6, at home to Newcastle United. As a result of the defeat with this crushing score, Stellini was kicked out and replaced by Ryan Mason.

Of course it is not easy for a figure who has once defended the England National Team to be able to restore team morale and have to face a tough team like Manchester United.

On the host side, Lucas Moura can be included in this match after serving a suspended match due to accumulated cards. But Emerson Royal, Rodrigo Bentancur and Yves Bissouma are still out.

Hugo Lloris was forced off at half-time in Tottenham’s shock 6-1 defeat at home to Newcastle on Sunday. The French goalkeeper will be assessed whether he is fit enough to appear in this match, as will Ryan Sessegnon and Clement Lenglet.

Left winger Ben Davies was on the bench in the heavy defeat at St James Park and could start here. Meanwhile, Arnaut Danjuma and Richarlison were also the hosts’ choices to appear from the first minute.

Sunday’s heavy loss to Newcastle saw caretaker coach Cristian Stellini sacked on Monday night and Ryan Mason placed in charge of tactic.

Meanwhile, Manchester United will be without at least seven players for Thursday’s trip to Tottenham. But Christian Eriksen is predicted to start against his former club in the capital.

Manchester United had to fight hard until there was a penalty shootout when they guaranteed a ticket to the FA Cup final by eliminating Brighton and Hove Albion on Sunday. Erik ten Hag’s side are unbeaten in four games at Spurs, winning three times. The meeting between these two teams last season saw Nuno Espirito Santo sacked and replaced by Antonio Conte.

Spurs have not been stable and a loss to United would not come as a surprise. New coach Ryan Mason had to rack his brains to bring his team to positive results in this 33rd game.

Predicted lineup:
Tottenham (3-4-2-1):
Goalkeeper: Fraser Forster
Back: Cristian Romero, Eric Dier, Clement Lenglet
Middles: Pedro Porro, Oliver Skipp, Pierre Emile Højbjerg, Ben Davies
Forwards: Richarlison, Arnaut Danjuma
Forwards: Harry Kane

Manchester United (4-2-3-1):
Goalkeeper: David De Gea
Rear: Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Victor Lindelof, Luke Shaw, Diogo Dalot
Middle: Casemiro, Christian Eriksen
Forwards: Antony, Marcel Sabitzer, Marcus Rashford
Front: Wout Weghorst

Tottenham Hotspur’s Last Five Matches
18/03/23 Premier League Southampton 3-3 Tottenham Hotspur
04/04/23 Premier League Everton 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur
08/04/23 Premier League Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC
15/04/23 Premier League Tottenham Hotspur 2-3 Bournemouth
23/04/23 Premier League Newcastle United 6-1 Tottenham Hotspur

Manchester United’s Last Five Matches
08/04/23 Premier League Manchester United 2-0 Everton
14/04/23 Europa League Manchester United 2-2 Seville
16/04/23 Premier League Nottingham Forest 0-2 Manchester United
21/04/23 Europa League Sevilla 3-0 Manchester United
23/04/23 FA Cup Brighton 0-0 P Manchester United FC

Head to Head
20/10/22 Premier League Manchester United 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur
13/03/22 Premier League Manchester United 3-2 Tottenham Hotspur
30/10/21 Premier League Tottenham Hotspur 0-3 Manchester United
11/04/21 Premier League Tottenham Hotspur 1-3 Manchester United
04/10/20 Premier League Manchester United 1-6 Tottenham Hotspur
20/06/20 Premier League Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Manchester United
05/12/19 Premier League Manchester United 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur

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