Tottenham Hotspur are back in action on Sunday afternoon as Ange Postecoglou takes his squad to face Manchester United at Old Trafford.
Premier League action is the focus for Tottenham Hotspur once again this afternoon, just days after beating Qarabag in the Europa League.
Tottenham won that game 3-0 but saw Radu Dragusin pick up an early red card against the Azerbaijani side.
Spurs now head to Old Trafford – live on Sky Sports – as Ange Postecoglou looks for a big result away from home.
Tottenham have picked up just one point from two away Premier League games this season.
Postecoglou saw his side draw 1-1 at Leicester City before a 2-1 defeat at Newcastle United; both games in which Tottenham actually dominated for large spells.
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Erik ten Hag on Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham fans are looking for a big away result and a trip to Old Trafford certainly isn’t as daunting as it was in the Sir Alex Ferguson era.
Spurs will certainly feel that United can be exposed – and Erik ten Hag no doubt feels similarly about Tottenham too.
Ten Hag has now commented on Tottenham’s approach to the game under attack-minded boss Postecoglou.
Speaking on United’s official website, Ten Hag expects Tottenham to go all out on the attack against United.
The Dutchman believes that Postecoglou’s ‘philosophy’ will provide a ‘big challenge’ for United.
Ten Hag does though believe that there will be space for United to exploit and wants his team to ‘take control of the game’.
“I think both teams will be [thinking] about attacking and therefore there are always spaces which you leave then,” said Ten Hag.
“That counts for both teams but of course we want to take control of the game and we will do everything to get this done. Of course this is a big challenge against Tottenham with their philosophy of the game. We are looking forward to finding the right solutions,” he added.
Tottenham Hotspur record at Old Trafford
United are not the force they once were but heading to Old Trafford remains an important date in the fixture list.
Tottenham’s record at Old Trafford isn’t exactly impressive though.
Spurs have only ever won four games at Old Trafford in the Premier League era, the most recent of which was a 6-1 thrashing in 2020.
Since then, Tottenham have lost 3-2 and 2-0 before drawing 2-2 against United in January of this year.
Of the 32 Premier League games at Old Trafford between United an Tottenham, the Red Devils have won 24.
Pundits are predicting draws or United wins, with few seemingly believing in Tottenham to come up with a win.
Postecoglou will now look to produce a big result and performance against United in the hope of becoming just the first Spurs manager to win a Premier League game at Old Trafford after Andre Villas-Boas, Tim Sherwood, Mauricio Pochettino and Jose Mourinho.
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