please log in to view this image Manchester United visit Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane on Sunday 4th March 2012 in the 27th round of matches in the 2011-12 season. United come into the match in 2nd place on 61 points while hosts Spurs are in 3rd place on 53 points. It will be the 181st meeting between the two clubs who were the "glamour teams" of the 1960s. Tottenham Hotspur's first meeting with Manchester United came in the old 1st round (today's 3rd round) of the FA Cup in January 1899 when United were known as Newton Heath. The match was drawn 1-1 at Northumberland Park, but Spurs won the replay 5-3 at Bank Street in Clayton, Manchester. A decade later the two clubs met for the first time in a Football League match with United drawing 2-2 at White Hart Lane in the First Division. The reverse fixture at Old Trafford was easilly won by United 5-0. Tottenham's first League win over United came in November 1911 2-1 at Old Trafford. Both clubs met for four seasons in the Second Division during the 1930s. Since the start of football after WW2, all League meetings have taken place in the Top Flight of the English League system. In 1952, both clubs toured North America and played two exhibition matches with Spurs winning 5-0 in Toronto, Canada and 7-1 in New York, USA. The clubs were drawn together in the 1963-64 European Cup Winners' Cup with Spurs winning 2-0 at the Lane and United winning 4-1 at Old Trafford. Old Trafford was the venue for the 1967 FA Charity Shield with League Champions United and FA Cup Winners Spurs drawing 3-3 in a game most remembered for goalkeeper Pat Jennings' long-range goal. The Charity Shield was shared. August 1979 saw the clubs meet for the first time in the Football League Cup and Glenn Hoddle's magnificent volly was the winning goal in a 2-1 Spurs victory at White Hart Lane. United went on to win the second leg at Old Trafford 3-1. In June 1983, the clubs played two matches in Swaziland, Southern Africa, resulting in a win each. The clubs have only ever met in one Domestic Cup Final - the 2009 Football League (Carling) Cup Final at Wembley, which ended in a 0-0 draw after extra time. United won the subsequent penalty shoot-out. Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur were founder members of the Premier League in 1992-93 and are two of the seven clubs who have been ever-present up to the 2011-12 season - Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Everton and Liverpool being the other five. The fixtures during season 2010-11 saw United win 2-0 at Old Trafford in October while the reverse match at White Hart Lane ended in a 0-0 draw. 2010-11 was the first season when both Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur competed together in the UEFA Champions League. Both clubs won their respective Group Stages and progressed to the Knock-Out Phase. Spurs eventually went out to Real Madrid in the Quarter Finals while Manchester United made it to the Final, only to lose to Barcelona. The reverse fixture at Old Trafford earlier this season in August resulted in a 3-0 win for United with goals from Danny Welbeck, who headed in Tom Cleverley's cross just after 60 minutes and he then produced a wonderful instinctive flick to set up a second for Anderson. Wayne Rooney scored with a pinpoint late header from Ryan Giggs's centre. Spurs signed former United striker Louis Saha during the January transfer window and he has scored three Premier League goals in his three matches in Tottenham's colours. Overall, United have a very good record over Spurs with 85 wins to 49 with 46 of the 180 matches played so far drawn. please log in to view this image Tottenham's win percentage in all matches against United is 27.22%, while United's win percentage against Spurs is 47.22%. Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur Complete Match History 1899 to 2012 please log in to view this image They Played for United & Spurs... Jamie Attwell David Beckham (United player, Spurs trainee) Dimitar Berbatov Bill Berry Alan Brazil Jimmy Brown Fraizer Campbell Michael Carrick Garth Crooks Harry Erentz Quinton Fortune Terry Gibson Tommy Gipps Greoge Graham (United player, Spurs manager) Jack Hall Stewart Houston (Uunited player, Spurs asst. manager) David Gwilan Jones Joe Jordan (United player, Spurs coach) Cyril Knowles Chris McGrath James McNaught Fred Milnes Louis Saha Teddy Sheringham please log in to view this image Manchester United Premier League Player's Squad Numbers 1993-94 to 2011-12 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League Player's Squad Numbers 1993-94 to 2011-12 please log in to view this image please log in to view this image
Have United to go a goal down to get in gear cause thats whats been happening recently and Spurs are too dangerous for that imo. We really shouldnt be relying on the Veterans, tough match but its been a good few years losing to Spurs so id say 3-1 United if they come out playing strong, if not draw!
Great thread I feel a bit more confident about this weekend after looking at Spur's recent form. Parker being out is a big boost as well, but we're really going to have to step it up if we want three points. And how has Adebayor got 12 assists?!? That's more than he got in three years for Arsenal
SPURS TEAM NEWS: Harry Redknapp is positive on the chances of Rafa van der Vaart, Gareth Bale, Kyle Walker and Ledley King being fit to face United on Sunday. Flying winger Gareth missed out on Wales’ friendly against Costa Rica on Wednesday after feeling tightness in his hamstring. “We’ll wait to see how he is, but he should be okay,” reported Harry on Friday. “He hasn’t got a tear in his hamstring, just a little tightness. It shouldn’t be a problem.” Rafa and Kyle also withdrew from international action in midweek after suffering ankle problems at Arsenal. Indeed, Kyle picked up his injury in training last Friday, managed to start at the Emirates, only to damage it again. Ledley also felt his hamstring in the latter stages at Arsenal and came off with 10 minutes remaining. “Rafa will train today and feels a lot better,” added Harry. “Kyle’s okay, he should be fit and Ledley’s not bad, hopefully he will come out to train tomorrow and we’ll see how he is.” We do have a notable absentee from this huge clash though as Scott Parker is suspended after being sent off at Arsenal. “It’s a blow for us, Scotty’s been in great form,” said Harry. “But we’ve got Sandro and Jake Livermore and it’s a chance for them to step up to the plate and do the job.”
Normally I see Spurs as three points in the Bank. However. They have become a really good side now and deserve a place in the top 4, very good attacking side. However. Their still vulnerable to conceding, when Arsenal attacked directly with speed they carved Spurs open repeatedly. Really have no clue who will win but I think it'll be a hell of a match with a few goals.
I had a dream that united were losing quite badly against spurs last night. But came back and won it. Reminiscing or a sign of the outcome of the upcoming game?
Worth pointing out that for all Spurs' improvement this season they still haven't gotten a good result against a top side. Doubled by City, lost badly to us and Arsenal, and drew at home with Chelsea. Their only decent result has been the 2-1 win over Arsenal, and that was a pretty close game. Fingers crossed they fail to turn up again today...
Drogs has banned me from the Chelsea board for having an opinion, what a loser of a mod, just beacuse I called him a glory hunter from Devon like he does to everyone else.... Anyway back on topic a slow start so far, yet again our midfield looks non-existent.
