"Say what you like about Spurs, they are Ruben Amorim's bogey team (and he has a few of those). They may have won only three home games in the league in the past year, two of them against promoted teams, but the other one was against Amorim's United (1-0). They have also left Amorim empty-handed in the League Cup (4-3) and that Europa final (another 1-0)."
"But Spurs have only done well away and United, apart from their triumph at Anfield, have only done well at home. United, as soon as they leave Salford, are a mid-table team (tenth in the away table); Spurs, at their own stadium, are still a piece of mouldy cheese (17th in the home table). On form, we can probably expect both of them to lose today."
"The bad news for Amorim is that since the start of last season Spurs have four wins over United with three clean sheets and a combined score of 9-3. And they have four players who scored twice in those games, although three of them are now injured James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke. So Brennan Johnson may have to do it all by himself, just as he did in Bilbao."
Spurs have frequently troubled Ruben Amorim's teams, with multiple wins including a 1-0 league victory, a 4-3 League Cup win and a 1-0 Europa League final triumph. Last season both clubs finished low in the table (Spurs 15th, United 17th) but both have improved this campaign, with Spurs rising to sixth and United to eighth. Spurs perform much better away, while United are strong at home but weak on the road. Spurs’ head-to-head edge since last season includes four wins, three clean sheets and a 9-3 aggregate. Several Spurs scorers from those matches are now injured, increasing reliance on Brennan Johnson.
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