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Manchester United hope to secure their fourth consecutive win in all competitions this weekend, as United host Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford in the Premier League.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team has won six of their last seven home games against Spurs in all competitions, with their only loss coming in August 2018, when current Spurs manager José Mourinho was United’s manager. .
There are slight injury concerns surrounding the fitness of Harry Maguire and Bruno Fernandes ahead of this weekend’s game, but both are expected to be fit, with Phil Jones and Axel Tuanzebe still missing to injury.
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So what will the final score be? And with which team will Solskjaer go against Spurs? We use FIFA 21 to simulate the outcome of the game.
United vs Spurs predicted score with FIFA 21
To set up this simulation, we used the home mode within FIFA 21, but we did not select a team to control; We then selected the teams and watched the game unfold on its own, to give us a prediction.
The AI difficulty was set to Legendary, with the lineup updated with the latest transfers, injuries, and suspensions.
We predict that United could be set up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their lineup as follows: De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw; Matic, Fernandes, Pogba; Rashford, Martial, Greenwood.
We predict that Spurs could be set up in a 4-3-3 formation, with the lineup as follows: Lloris; Aurier, Dier, Sánchez, Reguilon; Lo Celso, Hojbjerg, Ndombele; Lamela, Kane, Luke.
In our simulated game, Manchester United started better on both sides and were controlling the game in the first ten minutes, with Spurs happy to sit back and absorb the pressure.
But in the 14th minute, United opened the scoring with Paul Pogba on the scoreboard. The midfielder received the ball just inside the box by Anthony Martial, with Pogba taking a touch and directing the ball into the upper corner.
United continued to dominate the game and almost doubled their lead just before half-time. Bruno Fernandes took a corner and found Harry Maguire unmarked, but the central defender’s effort was diverted from the post.
After the break, the Spurs improved a lot, with José Mourinho’s team now having most of the possession, as they looked to find a draw. But despite having plenty of the ball, his chances were limited thanks to a solid defensive performance from United.
But in the 75th minute, the Spurs got the tie. With Erik Lamela testing David de Gea with a fierce shot, the ball bounced off Lucas Moura who produced an acrobatic volley with his left foot to shoot into an empty net, with De Gea in place.
Despite United featuring Donny van de Beek in the final stages, the home team could not find a winner.
FIFA 21 Expected Score: Manchester United 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur
Here are the full-time match stats …
Spurs’ performance in the second half meant they had more possession than United, but the home side had more chances to test Hugo Lloris, in what was a fairly even clash at Old Trafford.
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