Tottenham Hotspur host Manchester United at the Wembley on Sunday in what is all set to be a crunch clash
Manchester United have been a completely different side since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer replaced Jose Mourinho at the helm of the club. The Red Devils have won all 5 of their games under the Norwegian. Tottenham themselves are in staggering form and have emerged victorious in 8 of their last 10 games in all competitions.
Going into the game, Tottenham occupies the third position with 48 points, 9 behind Liverpool who have played one more than them. Manchester United, on the other hand, are 6th with 38 points. Former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has been actively involved in helping his former player Solskjaer manage the side. And Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino did not miss the opportunity to highlight the importance of the former on football as a whole,
“It is fantastic news because he is football, Sir Alex means football. For him to be involved is massively important.
“Did I send best wishes when he was ill? Yes, I did. I cannot hide my admiration and relationship with him. He was one of the people I admired the most, an inspiration.
“We had a very nice lunch in London [in 2016] and since then we have kept a good relationship. We are football people.
“Has Ferguson given United new energy? He is the best manager in the history of football. To see him every day is massive. He is an encyclopedia of football.”
He added: “We’ve beaten them the last three times at home in the Premier League – twice at White Hart Lane and once at Wembley.
“I don’t know what happened in the past but games like Tuesday’s semi-final against Chelsea please me a lot. Maybe our performance wasn’t the best but we competed very well.
“The team is very competitive, that is true. I don’t know if that was the case in the past between the two teams.”
Author’s Take
The stakes are really really high for this game, and neither side would want to come out on the losing end of it.
