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Man Utd vs Tottenham predictions: Premier League tips and odds
Simon Barlow’s Man Utd vs Tottenham betting tips include 7/4, 11/8 and 9/2-priced selections, with the Red Devils set for victory
Our betting expert has three Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur tips for the Premier League fixture at Old Trafford on Sunday (kick-off, 4.30pm).
Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur betting tips
- Man Utd to win and over 2.5 goals @ 7/4 with Sky Bet
- Alejandro Garnacho 4+ total shots @ 11/8 with Sky Bet
- Bet builder: Over 2.5 goals, 7+ Manchester United corners and Guglielmo Vicario 4+ saves @ 9/2 with Sky Bet
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Tottenham test will suit United
Manchester United will be looking to close an eight-point gap to fifth-placed Tottenham Hotspur when they play host to the Londoners on Sunday afternoon.
Infuriatingly inconsistent since the opening weeks of the season, the Red Devils are reaching the point of the campaign where another couple of slip-ups could leave them too much ground to make up on the top five.
United’s best two players of late have been teenage academy graduates Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo, but Erik ten Hag is due to have some big-name players available again after injury soon.
Tottenham, who will go to Old Trafford hoping that they can complete a league double over United for the first time since 1989-90, are also without many key players.
Son Heung-min, Yves Bissouma and Pape Matar Sarr are on international duty while Ivan Perisic, Giovani Lo Celso, Ben Davies and James Maddison are injured.
There is some good news with the recent additions of Timo Werner and Radu Dragusin plus the potential returns of Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven in Manchester.
The new signings may take time to bed in and, without a natural No.10 to create problems around the penalty box, Spurs could struggle to impose their usual game on the home side.
United’s biggest problems at home have come against teams who sit deep and deny them space behind the backline, which is not what Ange Postecoglou’s side are about.
The Red Devils stormed back to win a five-goal thriller on Boxing Day against Aston Villa, a team who adopt a high defensive line like Spurs, and a similar match may ensue.
Man Utd vs Spurs tip 1: Man Utd and over 2.5 Goals @ 7/4 with Sky Bet
Shooting star has a licence to thrill
Garnacho has been a firm fixture in Ten Hag’s starting XI since that stunning overhead kick he scored against Everton in late November
Perhaps emboldened by that strike, the Argentina winger has been firing shots off whenever he has had a sight of goal ever since.
Garnacho has recorded four or more total shots in four of his last six appearances for the Red Devils and should deliver a tally close to his season’s average of 3.51 against Spurs.
Man Utd vs Spurs tip 2: Alejandro Garnacho 4+ total shots @ 11/8 with Sky Bet
Red Devils can rack up the corners
Three-quarters of Tottenham’s Premier League games have gone over the 2.5 goals mark, the highest ratio of any top-flight team.
Five of the last six meetings of these clubs at Old Trafford have also produced three or more goals, so we’re backing over 2.5 match goals in the first of three legs in our BuildABet.
Only Sheffield United have faced more corners than Spurs in the Premier League with Postecoglou's side allowing their opponents to rack up seven or more in 40 per cent of this season’s league games.
Tottenham have faced a total of eight, seven and 13 corners in their last three top-flight contests against Everton, Brighton and Bournemouth respectively.
This is partly due to goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario’s style, which is to deflect shots behind rather than back into play. Empoli conceded the most corners in Serie A while he was their No.1 last season.
United have won 37 corners in their previous four home league games and should get seven or more on Sunday while Vicario, who has made 15 saves across his last three league starts, could be in for another busy afternoon too.
Man Utd vs Spurs tip 3: Bet builder - Over 2.5 goals, 7+ Manchester Utd corners and Guglielmo Vicario 4+ saves @ 9/2 with Sky Bet
Man Utd vs Spurs odds
Odds are correct at the time of publication and subject to change.