It is an intriguing conundrum. Is it better to face a Top 4 team early in the season or later?
We played United early last season and it was not pretty. This season, both teams are still working on gelling the players understanding. United has not been convincing in their matches so far but they are winning them nonetheless. This fixture should see the return of Wayne Rooney from that nasty injury and the prospect of a sometimes suspect defensive line for Spurs facing the duo-pronged attack of Rooney and van Persie is quite daunting.
Tottenham have only scored eight goals in 20 Premier League visits to Old Trafford, losing 17 times and winning none. The last player to score a winning goal for Tottenham at Old Trafford was Gary Lineker in December 1989. Since then Spurs have lost 18 and drawn four of 22 visits. We are still getting used to Andre Villas-Boas’ system and this will be the toughest test for us this season so far. We will see what the new team is made off and how tactically astute the new head coach is. Considering our record at Old Trafford, a win would be a tremendous result and a boost in the right direction.
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It should be 2005 instead of 1989 for our last victory, if not for the infamous Mendes-ball-that-supposed-to-be-over-the-line-but-Carroll-pumped-it-out-and-the-refs-missed-it incident.
Harlow. Excuse me hor. It DID NOT cross the line hor.
Click below to see photo evidence.
http://tinyurl.com/c7a7ngq
Pfffttt.....
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