Spurs threat for Man U
London, Aug. 24: A difficult start to the season for Manchester United promises to get even worse unless Jose Mourinho can turn a tide of negative publicity and inspire a reaction from his side against Tottenham Hotspur on Monday.
United already trail title favourites Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea by three points after a dreadful display in losing 3- 2 to Brighton last weekend and that gap could have doubled by kick- off at Old Trafford with all three expected to win again this weekend. City travel to Wolves and Liverpool host Brighton on Saturday, while Chelsea travel to Newcastle on Sunday. Spurs are also yet to drop points after defying off the field distractions to see off Newcastle and Fulham.
EMERY’S ERA ‘ NEEDS’ LIFTOFF A summer of change at Arsenal and West Ham has so far yielded no points for either, making Saturday’s London derby vital for Unai Emery and Manuel Pellegrini to kickstart their new regimes.
Emery was handed an unforgiving start with the visit of Manchester City and a trip to Chelsea to begin his reign as Arsene Wenger’s successor.
But the Spaniard is fully aware of the importance of getting a win to keep the fans onside.
It may still be August, but Cardiff ’ s visit to Huddersfield already looks crucial for both side’s chances of staying up. Unlike free- spending Fulham and Wolves, Cardiff didn’t splash much of their new found TV riches in the transfer market and are heavy favourites to go straight back down. Huddersfield are rock bottom having shipped nine goals in two games to City and Chelsea.
Everton’s trip to Bournemouth pits two of the inform strikers of the season’s opening fortnight against one another in Richarlison and Callum Wilson. Richarlison leads the early Golden Boot race along with Sadio Mane and Sergio Aguero after scoring three goals in his first two games.