Tottenham will look to build upon their 5-0 hammering of Swansea last weekend when they travel to Manchester United on Sunday.

Mauricio Pochettino’s side bounced back brilliantly from their first Premier League defeat of the season at Chelsea by thumping Bob Bradley’s side for their second win in three games.

Spurs opened up a seven point lead over Jose Mourinho’s United as a result of Saturday’s win, and they’ll be full of confidence ahead of Sunday’s clash at Old Trafford.

Mourinho’s side only managed a draw at Everton on Sunday, their third successive draw, but performances are improving under the former Chelsea boss, who will be hoping to clinch their first home league win since September 24 this weekend.

However, they’ll have to break down the league’s best defence in order to secure the three points, as Spurs have conceded ten goals so far this season, and picked up their fifth clean sheet last time out.

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Tough to beat

Tottenham have the best defensive record in the Premier League thus far, building on last season’s joint-best in the division.

The back four of Danny Rose, Kyle Walker, Toby Alderweireld, and Jan Vertonghen were a chief reason why Spurs went close in the title race last season and, even with an injury to Alderweireld this time around, they still look remarkably tough to break down.

They have only lost once thus far in the league, and that was to an inspired Chelsea a fortnight ago, and with United’s inability to both see out games and kill them off, you’d have to fancy Spurs getting something at Old Trafford.

And with Harry Kane returning to his best and Christian Eriksen beginning to star, their defensive solidarity could lay the foundations for three points on Sunday.

Eriksen back in form

Influential midfielder Christian Eriksen wasn’t hugely influential in the early parts of the season, but he appears to hitting best form ahead of Sunday’s trip to Old Trafford.

The Danish international netted twice and assisted one in an excellent performance against Swansea last week, just seven days after becoming the first man to score against Chelsea since they went to three at the back.

You have to go back to the middle of October for Eriksen’s last assist in the Premier League, and for a player of his quality, that’s a surprisingly long stretch of inactivity in the opposition’s final third.

He added another assist in an excellent display against CSKA Moscow in midweek, and it appears that the 24-year-old is peaking at the right time to trouble a makeshift United backline.

Decent recent record

They may well have lost their last two games at Old Trafford, but Spurs’ recent record against United is as good as it’s been in a long while.

Tottenham have lost just twice in their last eight games against the Red Devils, and their unbeaten streak of five matches between 2012 and 2015 was indicative of the club’s rise from mid table mediocrity to genuine title challengers.

Spurs have also won twice at Old Trafford in the last four years, beating Sir Alex Ferguson’s side 3-2 back in 2012, and then getting the better of David Moyes’ United 2-1 on New Year’s Day 2014.

Pochettino’s men won the last meeting between the two sides 3-0 at White Hart Lane back in April, and they’ll be full of confidence as they look for a third win at Old Trafford in five meetings.