Both teams approach the clash needing a positive result to recover from disappointing starts to their seasons.
Tottenham recently secured an impressive 2-0 victory against Brentford but have since suffered back-to-back defeats, dealing with injuries to key players. ..Continue Reading
Ange Postecoglou’s team had a one-goal lead heading into their Carabao Cup semi-final second leg with Liverpool but suffered a heavy 4-0 defeat at Anfield.
Spurs were also knocked out of the FA Cup last weekend after a 2-1 loss to Aston Villa.
Currently 14th in the table, Tottenham have won only one of their last eight league games.
On the other hand, United have won four of their last five matches across all competitions but remain unconvincing under new manager Ruben Amorim.
After a 2-0 home defeat to Crystal Palace in their last league match, United bounced back with a 2-1 FA Cup win against Leicester, thanks to a controversial late goal from Harry Maguire.
Facing an out-of-form Spurs, United seek revenge after being defeated 3-0 at Old Trafford earlier in the season.
Considering Tottenham’s current struggles, both Neville and Keane confidently predicted an away victory for their former team.
‘I think United win. 2-1 United,’ Neville said on The Overlap with Sky Bet.
Keane followed up with a quip about the home team’s injury situation, joking: ‘Have Spurs got their players back? Is (James) Maddison back?’
But the former Man United captain eventually also settled on an away win.
‘I’m going to go United. 3-1 United,’ he said.
Having endured a relentless schedule, Postecoglou’s Tottenham will be grateful for a week in training to prepare for Sunday’s game.
But, Keane was not convinced that the added rest will suddenly turn around Tottenham’s form.
‘My only thing with Ange is he mentioned they have no midweek games for a couple of weeks,’ he said.
‘But it’s not like you can just get a magic wand out on the training pitch and all of a sudden they make the players better.
‘What happens if United go and beat them next week when they’ve a full week of and players back? Then they will definitely be looking at the manager.’
