Shambolic Spurs are next up for struggling Manchester United in the Premier League on Thursday.
It’s going to be a match of big consequences in London as both sides need the win to bolster top four hopes.
Less than one month after showing Antonio Conte the door, Tottenham are onto their third manager of the season.
Ryan Mason has now taken over from the sacked Cristian Stellini until the end of the season.
Their embarrassing 6-1 defeat at Newcastle on Sunday was described as “wholly unacceptable” by chairman Daniel Levy, who has acted quickly in a bid to resurrect his club’s dwindling top-four hopes.
United and Newcastle are both on 59 points which means a loss here and a Newcastle win leaves Spurs with almost no chance.
But … a win here brings them right back into the frame.
A loss would also see them on the receiving end of three consecutive Premier League losses for the first time since February 2022.
They face a tired Red Devils unit, who played for a 120 minutes without scoring in their FA Cup win over Brighton.
No side in Europe have played more games than United’s 53 so far this term.
Manchester United have had the form over Spurs in recent times as they head to the nation’s capital on a current four-match head to head winning streak.
And they have a good defensive system going – excluding the Harry Maguire horror show at Sevilla – which has seen four shutouts in their last five league matches.
Impressing of late for Erik ten Hag’s men has been Antony, who scored and assisted in his side’s latest league outing – a 2-0 win away at Nottingham Forest.