#1. Manchester United need a strong performance against Tottenham next weekend

Manchester City are five points ahead of them, Tottenham Hotspur are just three points behind (with a game in hand, beat Liverpool and Spurs will draw level with United) while Chelsea seem to be finding the kind of resolve that Jose Mourinho spent years instilling in them... add all this up, and the writing on the wall is clear for all to see.
The Premier League may only be 9 games in, but the indications are clear - no team can afford more than a couple of slip-ups, not with the kind of form Pep Guardiola's men are in... and Mourinho needs a statement performance from his strangely dispirited looking men next weekend against Tottenham at home - and the following one away at Chelsea - if he is to really establish himself, and his team as contenders for the throne this season.
And he certainly needs to address their attitude issues -
"If I was a [United] fan I would be disappointed. You can lose games because the opponent has more quality but not lack of attitude."