Man Utd and Tottenham's next six fixtures as pair look to avoid relegation scrap

Manchester United and Tottenham are successful the midst of seasons they'd alternatively hide but accordant defeats means they person to support looking implicit their enarthrosis astatine the bottommost three

It seems scarcely believable that, travel the caller year, we'd beryllium utilizing the words Manchester United and relegation successful the aforesaid sentence.

That is the world though aft yet different loss, this clip to Brighton, meant they're acold person than they ever envisaged to the bottommost three. Weeks agone Ruben Amorim admitted they were perchance successful a conflict to debar the drop, present he's saying this is possibly "the worst squad successful Manchester United history."

Things are adjacent worse for Tottenham, who arsenic are looking implicit their shoulder. Ange Postecoglou saw his squad mislaid for the seventh clip successful 10 Premier League games. This clip it was Everton who bushed them with the Toffees' triumph reeling them successful person to a relegation scrap.

United and Tottenham are 2 of the Premier League originals and are among conscionable six ever presents since the contention was created. Never person the Red Devils been person to a twelvemonth successful the Championship, albeit nary 1 genuinely thinks they'll spell down, nary substance however bleak things are.

Tottenham person sunk to lowly depths before, but not for a agelong clip with Postecoglou feeling the vigor contempt his continued shows of defiance.

As things basal Tottenham are 8 points disconnected the bottommost three. United are 10. The magic fig for avoiding the driblet is usually seen to beryllium 40 points. At their existent rates, some teams would transcend that, just, but their signifier guides bash not overgarment beauteous pictures with immoderate telling games coming up - including a showdown against each different successful the capital.

Amorim volition look 3 of the teams beneath him, wherever defeats could resistance them adjacent person to unwanted territory. Tottenham and Everton volition some beryllium connected the roadworthy earlier they invited Ipswich Town, who person struggled to triumph connected the roadworthy each season, to Old Trafford.

Tottenham secured a ascendant triumph successful Manchester respective months ago, that being against Erik 10 Hag's side. A fig of the players who excelled that time are injured but Postecoglou volition anticipation for a repetition showing, which would surely boost morale successful mid-February.

United besides person to woody with a sojourn from Arsenal. The Gunners won astatine Old Trafford past play and, conscionable weeks ago, exploited the frailties successful the Amorim defence from acceptable pieces to triumph comfortably astatine the Emirates. A antagonistic effect the week earlier though against the Tractor Boys could spell occupation for the United boss, nary substance however aboriginal successful his tenure helium is.

Tottenham themselves volition look 2 of the bottommost 3 successful Ipswich and Leicester. They volition besides look Manchester City astatine their northbound London base, wherever they bask a stellar grounds against Pep Guardiola's side.

The past clip Tottenham went down, finishing bottommost of the aged First Division, was successful 1977. Back past they mislaid precisely fractional of their 42 games. This play person been defeated successful 11 of their 21 league fixtures which is simply a marginally worse ratio. Not since 2008 person their adjacent finished extracurricular the apical 10.

Games against Brentford and Bournemouth could beryllium tricky and it remains to beryllium seen however overmuch patience Daniel Levy has left. Tottenham, arsenic good arsenic those connected the reddish broadside of Manchester, harboured hopes of a apical 4 decorativeness this term. Instead a apical fractional decorativeness would present beryllium good received.

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