Tottenham Hotspur travel to Manchester United on Wednesday evening as they look to build on their best-ever start to a Premier League season.
The Lilywhites have taken 23 points from a possible 30 so far this campaign, losing only once to current leaders, Arsenal. A win over United would take Antonio Conte's side above Manchester City and into second in the table, just one point behind their north London rivals.
As always, many pundits, including Paul Merson and Chris Sutton, have been deliberating who they think might come out on top. Former Arsenal striker Merson thinks that United will have to play Cristiano Ronaldo if they're to break Tottenham's defence down.
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"This is a hard game to call. Manchester United had a couple of good chances last week, and I don't think Newcastle picked the right pass at times," he wrote in his Sportskeeda column. "I think Cristiano Ronaldo will play this game. I only say that because I know that Tottenham will play everybody behind the ball. Manchester United will need to put balls into the box, and Ronaldo is the best header of the ball in the world. I'd leave Jadon Sancho out this week and play Ronaldo, Rashford, and Antony up front.
He added: "This is a must-win game for Manchester United, and I don't think that is the case for Tottenham. Antonio Conte will want to make sure his team doesn't lose this match, and he'll be the happier of the two managers with a draw. Tottenham will make sure they don't lose this match."
Merson's prediction: 1-1
Meanwhile, Sutton disagrees with the likely result and thinks that Spurs will come away with all three points.
"Manchester United rode their luck against Newcastle, but I think it will be a different story against Spurs. If Harry Kane gets any chances, then he is in the kind of form to take them," he told BBC Sport. "At the other end, United were slightly toothless against the Magpies. They missed Christian Eriksen, who was out with illness and is still a doubt for this game, and they will need his craft to cause his former club any problems.
"Even if Eriksen plays, however, I'm going for an Antonio Conte counter-attacking win for Tottenham, with Kane kicking things off by winning another penalty and slotting this one away too."
Sutton's prediction: 1-3
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