Who: Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur What: English Premier League Matchweek 6 Where: Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom When: Saturday, October 9, at 5:30pm ( ) How to follow: Al Jazeera Sport will bring you all the build-up from . Manchester United and Tottenham are accustomed to battling it out at the top end of the Premier League, albeit for UEFA Champions League rankings as opposed the domestic crown in recent years for the former in particular. Recent seasons have seen both slide to dramatic lows by their standards and a concerned Old Trafford welcomes a Spurs side, whose immediate concerns are far greater than those of the hosts.
Roberto De Zerbi’s struggling North Londoners are bottom of the table with only two points to their name after five games. United’s have one only once in that time and a Spurs win will see the sides level on points. Al Jazeera Sport takes a closer look at a match that, although early in the season, could well shape the months ahead for both sides and the immediate futures of their managers in a game that has been labelled: “El Sackicko”.
United head coach Michael Carrick has plenty of problems of his own, but has called for a swift resolution to Manchester City’s financial charges case, saying the long-running process had raised many questions and affected him personally. Last month, an independent commission found City guilty of all charges relating to breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules over nine seasons, between the 2009-10 and 2017-18 campaigns, as well as three of four charges concerning their failure to cooperate with the investigation. City, who currently top the Premier league table as the only side with a perfect record after five matches, have denied wrongdoing and lodged an appeal.
Carrick spent 12 years at United from 2006 to 2018, winning five Premier League titles and the Champions League among numerous honours, before taking charge in January following Ruben Amorim’s departure. During his playing career, the 45-year-old former midfielder lost out in two title races won by City, including the 2011-12 campaign when United fell short on goal difference after Sergio Aguero’s dramatic title-clinching goal on the final day. As it’s still ongoing, and we don’t know how long it’s going to go,” Carrick told a press conference when asked about the City charges.
That’s essentially what we’re all in it for.” Roberto De Zerbi has urged bottom-of-the-table Tottenham to “react” to the pressure of their crunch clash with fellow strugglers United. Spurs have been waiting for the chance to erase the bitter taste of a 3-2 home defeat against Aston Villa in their last match before the international break. And, with scrutiny mounting on the Italian, the Spurs manager demanded his players rise to the challenge against United.
After the defeat at home against Villa, personally I wanted to play the day after,” he told reporters on Friday. It is part of the situation in this moment. We have to react, to work in this moment.” Tottenham failed to score in their first four league games before finally finding the net twice against Villa.
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