On tonight "Old Trafford" stadium will host intriguing English "Premier" league 15th round match.
"Manchester United" will face London's "Tottenham" team in front of their fans. This match is special because after a year break Jose Mourinho returns to "Old Trafford" - this time the only difference is that he is directing the "Spurs" team.
Both clubs are not in a usual position this season - "Tottenham" returned to the 5th place after two consecutive wins, while "Man Utd" is currently ranked only in 10th place.
The clash between the teams, where both only strive for victory, will start at 9:30 pm. Here are the most interesting facts about the match:
Last season both teams achieved one win each in their matches against each other. Interestingly, both teams triumphed in away matches.
The history of matches between the two teams is not favorable for the "Tottenham" club, which has lost to "Man Utd" 34 times during the "Premier" league era - more than against any other opponent.
Prior to the victory recorded last season by a score of 3:0, the "Tottenham" team had lost four times in a row at "Old Trafford" stadium and had not scored a single goal.
"Man Utd" can win against "Tottenham" in the English league for the first time since 2015.
The "Red Devils" have not lost in the English championships in three last matches - one win and two draws. This is the longest unbeaten streak of the team this season.
At "Old Trafford" stadium, "Man Utd" has not been defeated in eight matches - four wins and as many draws.
However, the Manchester team is showing the worst start in the country's championships since the 1988-89 season - only 18 points were collected in 14 matches.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's protégés have kept a "dry" net in just two of the last 25 league matches.
This season, "Man Utd" has missed four penalty kicks out of five attempts. One more inaccurate shot is needed to repeat the record - "Tottenham" (1994-95) and "Liverpool" (2011-12) clubs missed five times per season.
Jesse Lingard after seven league matches last December had contributed to seven goals, whereas now he has not scored a goal or made an assist in 22 league matches in a row.
Taking over the team from Mauricio Pochettino, Jose Mourinho could become the first "Tottenham" coach to win the first three league matches.
However, "Tottenham" has only achieved one victory in the last seven league matches - three defeats and the same number of draws.
"Spurs" are approaching the first time since August 2010 when they did not keep a "dry" net for ten league matches in a row.
Playing only away matches, "Tottenham" has not kept a "dry" net in the English championships for 14 matches in a row. This is the worst streak since 1979.
Dele Alli contributed to three goals in the first two "Premier" league matches under J. Mourinho's leadership. He created the same number of goals in the last 12 Mauricio Pochettino matches.
Harry Kane has scored only two goals against "Man Utd" in 10 league matches - one goal every 412 minutes. This poor statistics is unmatched by any other team in the English championships.
