Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur: 5 factors that will decide the outcome 

#1 Stopping Christian Eriksen is the key to beating Spurs

PL's midfield maestro

With Dele Alli out of form, all the onus is on Christian Eriksen to provide the creative spark and he has been doing that brilliantly over the last few weeks. In 9 games, Eriksen has scored 3 times and assisted 2 more with 2.3 key passes per game and a pass accuracy of 85 percent.

Eriksen has orchestrated most of the Spurs attacking play this season and stopping him will be key to United's success this week. He runs the game from midfield, holds the possession and very incisive with his passing.

Ander Herrera did a superb job of marking Eden Hazard in United's famous win over Chelsea last season. Mourinho needs to make use of his man-marking skills to smother out Christian Eriksen.