#5 Champions League aspirations means more pressure on Red Devils
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Last campaign, United were better off by 5 points at the exact same stage, whereas Spurs are 3 points better this campaign. In the end, though, Spurs finished 4 points ahead of United to earn a place in the Champions league.
From title contenders at the start of the season, United are fighting it out for the Champions League places contenders, that too early in the campaign. While it is still too early to judge Mourinho’s side, the lack of positive results is slowly starting to play on the players’ minds.
The exasperation of Andre Herrera was evident in games against Stoke and West Ham where United dominated from start to finish only to end up with a share of the points with their respective oppositions.
United have dominated opponents by keeping possession for a large period of the game at home this campaign and Mourinho will hope that this domination comes to fruition when Spurs visit this Sunday. Spurs have always been opponents who tend to encourage United’s attacking style and the Portuguese manager will hope the most important stat of goals scored can be addressed come this weekend.
