Manchester United is confronted this weekend with the old Nemesis Vincent Kompany in Burnley in a desperate need for a Premier League victory, while Arsenal-Gather Tottenham in a tempting derby in North London.
Wrestling Chelsea is facing the Aston Villa of Unai Emery and new appearance Liverpool will try to make the five wins in a row against West Ham.
A trip to newly promoted Burnley would usually not be fearing in Manchester United Hearts – they have only lost twice against the Clarets since 1968.
But Erik ten Hag’s team leaks goals and is struggling to score and desperately little trust.
The 13th Red Devils placed have now lost 18 of their last 35 road games in all matches and the faith of the preseason has evaporated, where the club is struck by problems on and next to the field.
On Saturday, his Kompany’s Burnley, who has has to win in the top flight since their promotion.
The former captain of Manchester City will be desperate to stack the pain for the Old Trafford Club.
A frustrated ten hag, who spoke after this week’s 4-3 defeat in Bayern Munich, said that his team “should look in the mirror” after expensive defense errors.
“In such situations you have to suffer sacrifices and give everything and stop,” said the Dutchman. “And only when we get that will we win games.” Revitalized Spurs Eye Arsenal Scalp
Tottenham blooms under new boss Ange Postecoglou-two sitting in the Premier League table, two places above bitter rivals Arsenal on target difference. Traces worked for eighth place last season after an underwhelming campaign in which they separated with Antonio Conte, but Postecoglou transformed the mood.
Tottenham captain Son Heung-Min would like to correct the mistakes after Arsenal had completed a first competition Double in the luminaire last season since 2014 and he believes that the Gunners will be wary of his team.
“It will be a very difficult game, but they don’t want to face us right now,” said the South Korean attacker.
“We just have to give it everything we have and it will be a difficult game for both parties, but we are looking forward to this game because it is the right time to play against them. We will have a good game.” Arsenal has Not yet the fluency recovered that they eventually fired at their not successful titeltilt last season.
But they are only two points behind leaders and defensive champions Manchester City and will make the short trip to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium lifted by a sparkling 4-0 win over PSV Eindhoven in midweek.
Toothless chelsea
The spotlight on the crisis in Manchester United helped remove the heat from Chelsea -Baas Mauricio Pochettino, but grow the blues in 14th place in the Premier League table.
The side of Stamford Bridge is struggling again to find the net – they have not scored in their last two games and have won only twice in the competition since March.
Despite all their strikingly expensive recruitment, six of their substitutes for last week’s 0-zero game with Bournemouth had no Premier League experience. “We know what to do, we are strong in our faith,” Pochettino said after the stalemate after the stalemate. “We wounded 12 and today we had three or four young boys and two keepers on the couch.”
But the former boss of Tottenham and Paris Saint-Germain will be painfully aware that Chelsea is not a patient club while he prepares his team for the seventh placed villa.
They plundered Thomas Tuchel in the first weeks of last season and Graham Potter suffered the same fate in April, when the club was 11th in the table. ), Burnley V Manchester United (1900)
Sunday (1300 unless stated)
Arsenal V Tottenham, Brighton V Bournemouth, Chelsea v Aston Villa, Liverpool V West Ham, Sheffield United V Newcastle (1530)