Manchester United's game against Tottenham has been dubbed as the 'El Sackico' on social media and although I wouldn't go that far, it's certainly a high-pressure game.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is fighting to save his job after picking up one point from a possible 12 in United's last four Premier League matches, but his counterpart, Nuno Espirito Santo, is experiencing a similar set of problems.
United have won one out of their last five league matches, sitting seventh, whilst Spurs are one spot ahead.
In the context of United, there are a lot of problems for Solskjaer that he needs to fix. When the team press, they do so in a disorganised manner, meaning players slip out of position and get caught out. This feeds into the team shape, which is non-existent as a result of the bad pressing. Solskjaer's team have been all over the place in their recent run of fixtures and something needs to change.
What though, exactly?
When you consider the teams that played against Liverpool and Atalanta, they were probably Solskjaer's most trusted teams. A double pivot of Fred and Scott McTominay, followed by a front four of Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford, Mason Greenwood and Cristiano Ronaldo. There is so much quality on the field, but nothing is working.
Solskjaer traditionally plays a 4-2-3-1 but over the last few matches, there seems to be no fluidity in United's play. Why? Because the front three aren't interlinking well enough.
In all fairness, Marcus Rashford has just returned from injury and Cristiano Ronaldo is a brand new addition to the squad. But, one player whose game time needs to be managed is Mason Greenwood.
20-year-old Greenwood started the season off so brightly and was regularly seen in that number nine role upfront, where Ronaldo is currently playing.
Although Greenwood looks bright when he gets on the ball, his first thought is to always shoot when he sees a sight on goal. There's nothing wrong with that, but as a consequence, it means that United have had opportunities where it might've been better for Greenwood to pass or lay it off to one of his other teammates.
Now, this is having an effect because Ronaldo isn't really getting the service he needs down the right-hand channel. Greenwood has averaged just 0.12 crosses per 90 into the 18-yard-box and Aaron Wan-Bissaka isn't the greatest going forward. How do you expect to get the best out of Ronaldo if he isn't being given the service?
Greenwood is actually my favourite United player and I love him to bits, but I feel his game time needs to be managed. He's played in every single match for United bar one, which was the 2-1 defeat to Young Boys in the Champions League.
What's the solution then? Well, there's a £73million transfer that's been sitting on the bench, who was signed to play on the right-hand side of United's attack.
It's Jadon Sancho.
I know that Sancho is going to need time to adjust to the pace and physicality of the Premier League, but the only way he's going to do that is by playing more and more matches.
When he's had cameos in the team, he's looked bright and hungry. In his last outing, when he came on as a substitute in United's 3-2 win against Atalanta, he made a difference and was on the pitch for Ronaldo's winning header.
In less game time, Sancho has averaged more crosses into the box (0.30 per 90) than Greenwood.
Sancho has only played once on the right-hand side since he signed for United and Solskjaer needs to use him more because he's not getting the best out of him.
I'd safely say that Sancho could be the difference in Solskjaer keeping his job. He'll give Ronaldo the service he needs and they've linked up well when they've been on the pitch together.
He has to start Saturday's match.
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