Chris Sutton is making predictions for all 380 Premier League matches this season, against a variety of guests.
For week six, he takes on Maximo Park singer Paul Smith, whose latest album, Stream Of Life, is out on Friday.
Man Utd host Tottenham at 16:30 on Sunday.
Sutton’s prediction: 2-1
My first thought was that I fancy Manchester United to win this but, the more I think about it, the less likely that seems.
United made heavy weather of their Europa League draw with FC Twente on Wednesday, with a performance that was very uninspiring.
Mind you, we need to see more from Spurs in the final third too, so I am going to stick with my instincts and go for a United win. Let me explain why.
In my opinion, United cannot beat Spurs by going toe-to-toe with them, but there is an argument that Tottenham’s playing style will suit Erik ten Hag, because it is in these sort of games where Ten Hag’s counter-attack football works best.
I am not exactly confident they will beat Spurs though.
What worries me most about tipping United is what happens in the centre of the park. Are United going to rely on Christian Eriksen again, against his former club. A great player, but does he have the legs?
Paul’s prediction: You could easily make an argument for both teams but Spurs are away so it will be more difficult for them, because Old Trafford does make a difference.
Both teams will think they can win it, so it would be crazy for me to go for another 2-2 draw… and yet I feel like someone will be 2-1 up going into the last 10 minutes or something and then the other team will get that final big chance to score. So I am going to go for that draw! 2-2.
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