Erik ten Hag insists he is still proving himself at Manchester United after playing down concerns about his own contract situation at Old Trafford.
12.01.2024 - 22:13 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester United will be dealt the difficult task of beating Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford if they are to return to winning ways in the Premier League.
Erik ten Hag's side, who suffered defeat at Nottingham Forest last time out in the league, welcome the North Londoners to Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon and will be watched by Sir Jim Ratcliffe for the first time since he acquired a 25% stake in the club last month.
United will be hoping to avoid a repeat of the August fixture between the two sides when Ange Postecoglou's men secured a 2-0 victory at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. That was the first of nine defeats in the Premier League for United this season.
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No one is predicting an easy afternoon for United, with none of Mark Lawrenson, Chris Sutton or Paul Merson backing Ten Hag's side to secure victory at Old Trafford.
Here's how the trio expect the encounter to play out.
Sutton told BBC Sport: "What's been interesting about the Premier League this season is how many sides have been so inconsistent - and Manchester United definitely fall into that category.
"They found a way of winning in their last home game, against Aston Villa but then could not follow it up when they went to Nottingham Forest a few days later and lost.
"Old Trafford is certainly not a fortress for Erik ten Hag's side at the moment and it is worrying for them that only the bottom two sides have scored less than the 22 goals they have hit in their first 20 league games.
"Scoring has not been a problem for Tottenham so far - they have scored 20 more than United - but I do worry about how they will cope without Son
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