Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur Predictions

• United have won seven of their last 11 home games
• Spurs have won only one of their last seven away league fixtures
• Both teams have scored in 11 of United’s last 13 matches

Red Devils can again flex their attacking muscles

Tottenham pipped Manchester United 1-0 in last season’s Europa League final to claim their first piece of silverware in 17 years, but it is the Red Devils who have come on stronger in the Premier League this term.

Spurs replaced Ange Postecoglou as manager with Thomas Frank soon after that success and it has been hard work for the former Brentford boss, with his team sitting only 14th after 24 games.

A come-from-behind 2-2 draw at home to Manchester City on Sunday has stretched Tottenham’s unbeaten run to four and eased some of the pressure that had been surrounding his position.

However, Spurs were held to a point at Burnley in their last road strip and that means that they have won only one of their last seven away games in the English top-flight.

United have also parted ways with their manager from the Europa League final, eventually calling it a day with Rubem Amorim in January after 14 months in charge.

Carrick has the winning touch

Michael Carrick was made interim head coach until the end of the season and he has brought about instant success, reeling off three straight Premier League wins against fierce rivals Manchester City, league leaders Arsenal and Fulham.

Turning up to the big games and letting themselves down in others has been the United theme for a while, but they showed great fight to dig themselves out of trouble at home to Fulham last time out.

Having led 2-0 with 84 minutes on the clock, the Cottagers scored twice to move level, only for Benjamin Sesko to have the last laugh deep into injury-time.

Those trio of scalps ensure United are fourth in the table, some 12 points clear of Spurs, and they should be able to extend the winning run at Old Trafford.

The Red Devils have lost only one of their last 11 home league games, winning seven times including against City, Chelsea and Newcastle.

Depleted Spurs primed for another setback

United were poor in a 2-2 draw at Tottenham earlier in the season, rescuing a point late on, but they are looking at their free-flowing best in attack while Spurs continue to be plagued by injuries.

Both teams have scored in 11 of United’s last 13 matches, so a clean sheet looks beyond them, but they are scoring for fun and can punish a sloppy Tottenham defence which have conceded at least twice in four straight league games.

At a big price, a straight third 3-2 win could be appealing for United. Tottenham’s penultimate away game saw them lose by that scoreline at Bournemouth while they have since conceded twice in a draw at second-bottom Burnley.