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Richard Fay

Jose Mourinho can equal Premier League record against Manchester United

All eyes will be on Old Trafford in midweek as Manchester United host Tottenham in the Premier League.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side go into the encounter in desperate need of a win after they failed to beat Aston Villa at home over the weekend.

United go into match 9th in the league and in need of a positive result if they are to keep their slim hopes of a top-four finish alive, however they face a Spurs side revitalised under the guidance of Jose Mourinho.

The Portuguese has won all three of his games in charge of the London club and can equal a league record this week, not that he needs any extra motivation against his former club.

Victory for Mourinho would see him become just the third manager to win a Premier League away game at Old Trafford with two different clubs (after Martin O’Neill and Rafael Benítez), having won there 3-1 with Chelsea in May 2005.

Not only that but the 56-year-old could become the first ever Tottenham manager to win their first three top-flight games in charge of the club.

Recent history also suggests the visitors would have a good chance of doing so this week.

United have lost three of their last seven home league against Spurs, including this exact fixture 0-3 last season. They’d only lost two of their previous 36 at home against them in the top-flight.

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