Tottenham Hotspur host a rejuvenated Manchester United at the Wembley on Sunday in what is certainly the game of the week
Tottenham Hotspur currently occupies the third position with 48 points. They trail leaders Liverpool by 6 points and Manchester City by 2 points. Spurs have been in great form lately and have won 7 of their last 8 games. It is, however, not going to be easy as they take on a Manchester United side which has been reborn and revitalized under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The Red Devils have themselves won each of their last 5 games.
There are a lot of talking points going into the game., however, none bigger than Mauricio Pochettino who has been constantly linked with a move to Manchester United ever since Jose Mourinho’s dismissal. However, the move isn’t going to come easy for Manchester United as Pochettino signed a new 5-year contract with Spurs in 2018. He currently earns 8.5 million pounds per year and that is quite some deal he has managed to negotiate with Daniel Levy, whom Sir Alex Ferguson referred to as “more painful than my hip replacement”, when closing a deal.
“For me, it’s the opposite,” Pochettino said.
“For me, if there was one person that was easy to do business with, it was Daniel.
“Historically, other managers were the opponent of Daniel, they always fight with him. I think it’s only me maybe that has a good relationship with him.
“It was not difficult, I think it was more difficult for him than me. It was difficult because I am the manager and he cannot upset me. If we are talking about extending a contract or giving me more money, you need to be careful.
“With agents, you can talk very openly and say anything you want and the agent will manage the situation. But when you are talking directly to your manager, you need to be careful because one word can change the negotiation or change your mind. For him, that was new and it was tough every time he needed to talk to me.”
“It’s true that today the Premier League is so competitive and today for Tottenham to go to, I don’t know, to Southampton and sign a player like they used to do, like with Bale – today, it’s so difficult.
“It’s the same situation that happens with big clubs. Like you say, the example of Manchester [United] picking players from Tottenham, Tottenham picking players from whoever, so I think everything has changed.”
Author’s Take
It is all set to be a fantastic fixture as a victory for Spurs will put them right in contention for the title with Liverpool and City.