Manchester United and the Tottenham Spurs are playing live on the English Premier League schedule on Sunday and the match is live from Old Trafford and has Man Utd looking to close the gap in the top four and it will be on the NBC Sports Network and streaming online from the NBCSN Live Extra website as the EPL weekend continues.
Man United will be without Angel Di Maria after he got a one-game ban after his sending off against Arsenal and the team also will be without Jonny Evans. Robin Van Persie is out with an injury and Ashley Young could be in the mix and this is big, as the team has tough matches coming up and needs to take care of things at home. Tottenham has had their moments and Man United has games with Liverpool and Manchester City coming along with Chelsea and that gives the chance to the team to take a run at the top with some strong play.
Tottenham head coach Mauricio Pochettino has everyone coming in healthy and Man United is coming in after losing to Arsenal at home and they are looking to bounce back. Harry Kane has been strong for the Spurs and he has 26 on the year now after scoring two more goals and they have won two in a row. The team is right behind the tight group on the table with Liverpool just above the Spurs and Southampton trailing.
Man United has been winless over the last five against the Spurs and they have not won over the team since this time in 2012. Tottenham has won the last two times the team has been here and that makes this another tough game. Arsenal won over Man United in the FA Cup and the team has played well at home in league play, putting up eight wins and one loss.
The team has gotten over 30 points at home and they have been very consistent after some mishaps last year. Wayne Rooney has played well against the Spurs and he has scored seven times in the last eight games against the Team. Tottenham has been solid over their past run, going 9-2-2 over that span and that has kept them alive in the league standings.
Man United is fourth on the league table and they are coming into the matchup with Tottenham after winning over Newcastle. The team is on the road at Anfield against Liverpool coming up and after playing Aston Villa, they will play against Manchester City at home. The team then will travel to play against Chelsea and that will be a big match at Stamford Bridge.
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