Mark Lawrenson disagrees with pundits ahead of Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur

Manchester United are preparing to face Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday in what is a huge game in the race for the top four.

The Reds currently sit fifth in the Premier League table, a point behind Arsenal who have three games in hand on Ralf Rangnick's men. Spurs sit two points further behind United but have two matches still to play over the Reds.

Antonio Conte's team are in high spirits after a 5-0 thrashing of Everton on Monday night. Contrastingly, United are looking to bounce back from a 4-1 defeat to Man City last weekend at the Etihad Stadium.

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Pundits are expecting a tight game on Saturday teatime, here is how they see it going.

"Manchester United were decent in the first half at Etihad Stadium on Sunday because they carried a threat but what we saw from them after that was basically a capitulation," Lawrenson explained to the BBC. "It was back to their own pattern of one good half and one bad half and that second half was arguably their worst of the season."

"United just cannot shake that inconsistency off and that tells me loads about the mentality of their players. They were not just outplayed by Manchester City after the break, they lost any competitive edge that they had.

"This Tottenham team are not exactly renowned for performing every week either, so I am a little bit wary of backing them to go to Old Trafford and win. We know Spurs can be flaky but the form that Harry Kane and Son Heung-min are in at the moment makes me think they will cause United all sorts of problems, if they get any sort of supply."

Score prediction: Manchester United 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur

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