Ten Hag Tells Man Utd To Expect ‘Mad’ Tottenham

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag expects to face a “mad” Tottenham on Thursday following Spurs’ humiliating 6-1 defeat by Newcastle but has insisted no opponent can be “hungrier” than we are.

Spurs’ embarrassing loss to the Magpies led to the sacking of acting head coach Christian Stellini, with the 48-year-old spending less than a month in charge after replacing Antonio Conte.

Tottenham have now appointed Ryan Mason as their caretaker boss.

United are currently fourth in the Premier League, six points clear of Spurs and with two games in hand.

They travel to north London still eyeing a Cup double, after Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final penalty shoot-out win over Brighton at Wembley, having already lifted the League Cup this season.

But United themselves have had to recover from some disappointing results this season, with Ten Hag telling a pre-match news conference on Wednesday: “We had some, not so often, that we have to bounce back.

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“Definitely (more than I would like) but it happens with all the great teams, even Real Madrid, eh?

“It’s obvious they (Tottenham) had a really bad defeat. Of course, then they are mad. That can be fuel for bouncing back.

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“But it’s about us. An opponent can never be more hungry than we (are), so that is how we have to prepare the game.”

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