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Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur

Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur - FA Cup Semifinal
Sabtu, 21 April 2018
Kick Off : 23.15 WIB
Venue : Wembley
Wasit : tbc
Live : tbc

Head to Head pertemuan kedua tim :
Manchester United menang : 89x
Imbang : 48x
Tottenham Hotspur menang : 51x

10 pertandingan terakhir kedua tim :
1 Desember 2013 - Tottenham Hotspur 2-2 Manchester United - Premier League
1 Januari 2014 - Manchester United 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur - Premier League
28 Desember 2014 - Tottenham Hotspur 0-0 Manchester United -Premier League
15 Maret 2015 - Manchester United 3-0 Tottenham Hotspur - Premier League
8 Agustus 2015 - Manchester United 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur - Premier League
10 April 2016 - Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 Manchester United - Premier League
11 Desember 2016 - Manchester United 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur - Premier League
14 Mei 2017 - Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Manchester United - Premier League
28 Oktober 2017 - Manchester United 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur - Premier League
1 Februari 2018 - Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Manchester United - Premier League

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Is it really fair for Tottenham to play FA Cup semi-final vs Manchester United at Wembley? Jose Mourinho is bound to have his say on 'neutral' venue

* Tottenham have played home games at national stadium for the whole season
* The cockerels and slogans adorning the tunnel and dressing rooms will be gone
* Inside the ground there will be 33,500 Spurs supporters rather than 70,000
* Everything will be done to neutralise home advantage but it will still be there

When Tottenham return to Wembley on Saturday, they will no longer be at home.

The cockerels and slogans adorning the lamp-posts and walls of the concourses and walkways, the tunnel and the dressing rooms, will be gone, replaced by FA Cup semi-final branding.

Inside the ground, there will be 33,500 Spurs supporters in the east end of the stadium rather than 70,000, and an equal number from Manchester United in the west end. There will be no grainy images of Jimmy Greaves scoring goals nor audio of Danny Blanchflower talking about daring to do nor Glory Glory Hallelujah and McNamara's Band.

Mauricio Pochettino and his coaching staff will sit with the subs on the other bench and prepare in the east dressing room rather than the west one they have adopted during a season away from White Hart Lane.

Spurs will not be served a pre-match meal inside the stadium as they have become accustomed to and are expected to treat it like an away fixture, with an overnight hotel stay.

Everything possible will be done to neutralise Wembley and yet the significant disadvantage of not playing at their true home for the last nine months is about to become a positive for Spurs.

Tottenham have become used to the place after difficult beginnings. Last season, lodging for European games, they won only one of four matches and there was a rush to blame the stadium switch. This season, they started poorly, beaten by Chelsea then held by Burnley and Swansea.


Wembley has been home for Tottenham all season and now it is supposed to be neutral. Tottenham will benefit from their familiar surroundings as they strive to add silverware. Spurs face Manchester United in the semi-final of the FA Cup at their adopted home this week. United manager Jose Mourinho is bound to have his say on the supposedly neutral venue

Last season, finishing runners-up behind Chelsea, they won 17 and drew two of the 19 Premier League games at White Hart Lane. It was a fortress.

'Wembley is a different place,' said captain Hugo Lloris in August. 'It demands more effort in your mind and body. We need to find the right feeling and find the right confidence.'

It was a month when even Pochettino shelved his relentless positive thinking to admit there was a 'mental problem we need to fix'. Spurs did not win there in the Premier League until October, and then they put four past Liverpool, beat Real Madrid and found a rhythm.

Saturday's defeat by Manchester City was their first against English opponents since they went to City in December.



They were beaten in the Champions League by Juventus but the last traces of any psychological barrier connected to Wembley were banished by thrilling victories against Manchester United and Arsenal.

Spurs have made the temporary move a success, embracing thousands of new fans with cheap tickets, doubling the number of season-ticket holders, and giving away thousands more tickets to good causes.

Six times they have drawn crowds of more than 80,000. Three times they have broken the Premier League attendance record. Moreover, the players are comfortable on the stage.

They have a routine, they are used to the pitch and train on one with the same dimensions.

The novelty factor is long gone and fears assuaged over the course of 30 games played at the venue since the start of last season.

Wembley is not home for Tottenham but they benefit from its familiarity as they strive to add silverware to the unquestionable progress under Pochettino by winning the FA Cup for the first time since 1991.

Whether the FA Cup semi-finals belong at Wembley is a separate issue. Traditionalists would prefer them to revert to the neutral club grounds which regularly hosted such games until the national stadium was reopened in 2007, but the FA show no sign of yielding to that point of view.

Wembley semi-finals are a money-spinner and this means they will remain. Whether this year with Spurs in residence it can be counted as a truly neutral venue is open to question.

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho will certainly have his opinion. Tottenham hold an advantage in the FA Cup, but no one complained about not having to play them at White Hart Lane in the Premier League.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-5622893/Is-really-fair-Tottenham-play-FA-Cup-semi-final-Wembley.html

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Satu-satunya gelar tersisa yang masih bisa direbut United musim ini, semoga hasil matchnya positif bagi United

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Paul Scholes suggests Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho should bench Alexis Sanchez for FA Cup semi-final against Tottenham: 'Martial and Rashford are a better option'

* Alexis Sanchez was dropped for Wednesday's 2-0 win away to Bournemouth
* Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial impressed for United on the south coast
* Paul Scholes believes two young stars should start FA Cup tie ahead of Sanchez
* United take on Tottenham at Wembley on Saturday in the first FA Cup semi-final

In the wake of Manchester United's dominant 2-0 away win against Bournemouth, club legend Paul Scholes offered some advice to Jose Mourinho ahead of his FA Cup semi-final team selection.

The BT Sport pundit believes Mourinho should start Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial either side of Romelu Lukaku - rather than allow January signing Alexis Sanchez to take one of the wide roles.

United take on Tottenham at Wembley in the FA Cup semi-final on Saturday evening and Scholes would keep Sanchez, having been dropped for the Bournemouth win, benched for the Wembley showpiece.


Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial should start the FA Cup semi-final, claims Paul Scholes. The pair were given a rare starting berth in the impressive 2-0 win over Bournemouth. Alexis Sanchez was benched and Scholes says he should be overlooked for FA Cup semi-final

'I think the big decision is who plays either side of (Romelu) Lukaku,' Scholes said. 'I’d go (Marcus) Rashford and (Anthony) Martial but I think he’ll probably bring Sanchez back into it.

'I just don’t think his form has been good enough. I think he’s been quite predictable – we all know the talent he’s got.

'Obviously there is a magnificent player in there but at Manchester United he’s just not showing it yet. I think Martial and Rashford are a better option.'


Jose Mourinho made seven changes and witnessed a handful give him a selection headache. But Scholes felt Sanchez's form has not merited a start against Tottenham at Wembley

SCHOLES' TEAM TO FACE TOTTENHAM

United XI (4-3-3): De Gea; Valencia, Bailly, Smalling, Young; McTominay, Matic, Pogba; Martial, Lukaku, Rashford

*Based on Scholes' comments after United's game at Bournemouth

Wednesday's win on the south coast was an impressive team performance but with Mourinho making seven changes from the embarrassing home defeat to West Brom — which handed Manchester City the title — a number of players may have played themselves into contention for Wembley.

'(Chris) Smalling plays at centre-half,' continued Scholes as he ran through his preferred United side.

'I thought (Phil) Jones played well tonight but he’s not played a lot of games. I think (Ashley Young and (Antonio) Valencia will come back in.

'(Nemanja) Matic will come back in. (Paul) Pogba will play. Will he play (Ander) Herrera? I don’t think so. He’ll need to get two people in alongside Pogba because in the Wembley game (in the league) he was all over the place.'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-5631739/Paul-Scholes-says-Marcus-Rashford-Anthony-Martial-start-ahead-Alexis-Sanchez-FA-Cup.html

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MOURINHO: HOW WE'VE PREPARED FOR WEMBLEY

Jose Mourinho has outlined how his Manchester United team have been preparing for Saturday’s big game against Tottenham Hotspur.

The Reds face Premier League rivals Spurs in a crucial Emirates FA Cup semi-final on Saturday (kick-off 17:15 BST), with a place in the final on 19 May at stake.

United have had one day less to prepare for the Wembley clash than the north London club, who drew 1-1 at Brighton on Tuesday night in the league.

The Reds made the long trip to Bournemouth on Wednesday night, beating the Cherries 2-0. But, instead of returning to Manchester after the game, the squad travelled directly to the capital and have been using Championship club Fulham’s training ground in west London.

Speaking to MUTV on Friday, the boss expressed his gratitude to Cottagers boss Slavisa Jokanovic for allowing the team to use their facilities, to ensure the best possible preparation for what is now United’s biggest game of the season so far.

“First of all, to thank them [Fulham] because they let us use the best facilities,” Mourinho said. “Yesterday [Thursday] they let us use the stadium Craven Cottage and today [Friday] I asked for a pitch on the training ground [Motspur Park] and Jokanovic, the manager, gave me their best pitch so I have to thank Fulham and Joka for that.

“I think it’s just good for us after the Bournemouth game, instead of travelling back to Manchester, getting the plane, then go back home, come back the next day, train to London again. But we just came here [to London], we’re here together, training quietly, preparing for the game the best we can.”

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UNITED'S FIVE FA CUP WINS OVER SPURS

Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur will meet in the Emirates FA Cup for the 16th time on Saturday (kick-off 17:15 BST).

United have won five, drawn five and lost five of the previous 15 clashes against the north London club in English football's biggest domestic cup competition.

The Reds have a promising recent record against Spurs in the FA Cup, having won the last three meetings, with the most recent being a 2-1 victory in the fourth round at Old Trafford in 2009.

Saturday's crucial last-four tie will be the first time that United and Tottenham meet at Wembley in the competition, with the majority of the previous meetings coming at either side’s home grounds, although there was one tie played at a neutral venue - the 1962 semi-final, which was staged at Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough ground.

Here, we take a closer look at the five previous times the Reds have got the better of Spurs in the FA Cup...

3 February 1926, United 2-0 Tottenham, fourth-round replay

United sealed a place in the fifth round of the FA Cup with a 2-0 win at Old Trafford, after a 2-2 draw at White Hart Lane in the initial game. Joe Spence, the Reds' eighth top goalscorer of all-time, netted in both games, including the first in this particular tie. Spence, who spent 14 years at the club, scored 168 goals in 510 appearances in total.

14 March 1979, United 2-0 Tottenham, quarter-final replay

United and Spurs have played out five replays during their clashes in the FA Cup - and it was Dave Sexton’s side that were victorious on this occasion. Sammy McIlroy, who played more games against Tottenham Hotspur (19) than any other side for United, opened the scoring in the 10th minute. Joe Jordan, who was United’s top goalscorer in the 1979/80 season and later went on to become an assistant manager at Spurs under Harry Redknapp, added the second on the hour mark.

5 January 1997, United 2-0 Tottenham, third round

Two of the most successful sides in FA Cup history met again in the competition for the first time in 18 years as Sir Alex Ferguson's men recorded another two-goal win. Paul Scholes broke the deadlock in the 51st minute before a trademark David Beckham free-kick beat Spurs goalkeeper Ian Walker to seal United’s place in round four.

27 January 2008, United 3-1 Tottenham, fourth round

Two goals from Cristiano Ronaldo saw the Reds come from behind to win at Old Trafford and reach the fifth round of the competition. United fell behind to a Robbie Keane goal in the 24th minute before a Carlos Tevez strike levelled proceedings just before half-time. Ronaldo scored from the spot, after Spurs defender Michael Dawson was sent off for a handball, before firing in a low shot which squirmed underneath Tottenham keeper Radek Cerny to seal the victory.

24 January 2009, United 2-1 Tottenham, fourth round

United proved to be the comeback kings once again against Spurs at the same stage of the competition, producing another turnaround to knock the Lilywhites out of the FA Cup at Old Trafford for the second successive season. Russian striker Roman Pavlyuchenko headed Harry Redknapp’s side in front after just five minutes before a trademark Paul Scholes drive levelled proceedings. But Dimitar Berbatov had the final say against his former club in the 36th minute, rifling home after latching on to a defence-splitting pass from another ex-Spurs man, Michael Carrick.

UNITED'S RECORD AGAINST TOTTENHAM IN THE FA CUP:
Played: 15
Won: 5
Drawn: 5
Lost: 5
Goals scored: 22
Goals conceded: 23

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Kebobolan lebih dulu termyata bisa disikapi dengan attitude dan mental yg keren oleh pemain2 united. 1-1

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Its a win! Sanchez dan Pogba luar biasa.

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JOSE'S REACTION TO REACHING FA CUP FINAL

Jose Mourinho felt his Manchester United team deserved to reach the Emirates FA Cup final at Tottenham Hotspur’s expense on Saturday evening.

The Reds came from behind to beat Spurs 2-1 at Wembley Stadium, thanks to goals from Alexis Sanchez and Ander Herrera, and reach a record-equalling 20th final of the famous competition, where we will play Chelsea or Southampton on 19 May.

Here are the key points from the boss in his interviews with MUTV and BBC Sport, and in his post-match press conference...

WE DESERVED TO WIN
“I am very happy. We deserved it. If we split the match into periods, we were the best team for many of these periods. Even when they had the ball, when we were winning we were totally in control. We lost control after the 1-0. At half-time we spoke - we came back late for the second half because we spoke a lot - and organised ourselves. When you play away from home the supporters were phenomenal.”

THERE IS TOO MUCH CRITICISM OF US
“We should ask ourselves why there is too many critics on all of us? We can finish second with six more points. To do that with all the fantastic teams we play against will be an achievement for a club that couldn't do it for a few years now. And it will be a fourth final in three years. So, maybe too much criticism. The best way to answer to it is to work and to live with it and to cope with it and to fight, which is what we all did this week. Bad result and bad performance on the Sunday [against West Brom], not happy at all. But we stuck together, we stayed away for five days from everything and just focused on preparing both matches. Now we can go back to Manchester with the second place in the Premier League, even with one match less than Liverpool, and with a place in the final.”

IT WAS A VERY GOOD GAME
“I thought the game was very good. [For] the game to be good you need two, three good teams and I think we had three very good teams. I think the interesting thing was that both teams tried to start very strong, very aggressive. They [Tottenham] were better than us, they scored and they had a period where we lost a little bit control in midfield, but then [we had a] good reaction, good football, good goal. In the second half [we had a] good brain, good organisation, very confident, very calm and very much in control, even when Spurs had the ball. So I think the second half was quite calm because we had a feeling that it was going to be very difficult to lose the game and most probably we would win it.”

PLEASED WITH THE PLAYERS' ATTITUDE
"It just not about the squad. I think I can imagine myself now after losing that match [against Tottenham], I won’t be as upset as I was against West Bromwich [Albion], even [with this] being an FA Cup semi-final.
Because the attitude was good, the players were good, they were focused, they were ready, they help each other, they were confident to play. I was really, really happy and pleased, so the answer was good."

METICULOUS PREPARATION WAS GOOD
"I think the fact we stayed together for five days was good. We stayed away from Manchester, away from home in London. We spent our time together and we spoke. I have the chance to feel them and I have the chance to speak with some individually. Everything was really good. I think the weather helped too. Fulham was fantastic to provide for us fantastic conditions for our training session."

HAS THE CHARACTER OF THE TEAM STRENGTHENED RECENTLY?
“I think so. I think that you don’t get strong with happiness in negative moments, with ‘let it go because we just lost a football match’. I think you grew up with criticism, with pressure and intense work – not just tactically but also mentally. I think the boys are growing up and it was two very good performances this week, using almost every player of the squad in these two matches and I think everybody as a group is very happy to go back to Manchester with a place in the final.”

MENTAL TOUGHNESS WILL HELP THE PLAYERS
“Of course [it will]. That is the only way to play for big clubs. To play in big clubs, you must be an incredible talent or good talent with an incredible mentality. If you don’t have quality, you cannot play for a big club. If you don’t have mentality, you cannot do it so I think we are trying to find this balance of a group with quality but with that mental toughness.”

WOULD THE SEASON BE SUCCESSFUL WITH A CUP WIN?
"The season is successful if we finish second, if we do a better Premier League [season] than Spurs, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal. If we do that, I think it is successful because 81 points would break the 80 points target. To finish second against an untouchable winner is good, to make lots more points than last season, to win more matches, to score more goals, to concede less goals, to have much better results against the top teams I think is a successful season. Now the final is the final and obviously you have to try to win, but I do not think it is because of one game that a team is good or bad, a player is good or bad, a manager is good or bad and the season is good or bad."

More: Watch the manager's post-match interview with MUTV in full in the video player above.

http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Fe...Tottenham.aspx

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MANCHESTER UNITED 2 TOTTENHAM 1

Emirates FA Cup semi-final | Wembley | Attendance: 84,667 | Scorers: Alli 10; Alexis 24, Herrera 62

The great 2018 comeback kings have only gone and done it again.

Go a goal ahead against Manchester United and you’ll pay the consequence. Tottenham Hotspur did it at their Wembley ‘home’ and the never-say-die Reds simply brushed them aside to come back and book a place in the Emirates FA Cup final on Saturday 19 May.

Jose Mourinho’s side just won’t lie down against anyone. Back in February, the Reds were behind against Chelsea and won. At Crystal Palace the team staged another fightback for three points. Then Manchester City went 2-0 up in the derby but even that wasn’t good enough to silence United’s fighting spirit.

And at Wembley, despite Spurs taking an early lead on their own temporary home ground, United refused to buckle and hit back for a famous win with goals from Alexis Sanchez and Ander Herrera overturning Dele Alli’s opener.

Mourinho had named ten of the starting XI who had suffered something of a battering in the 2-0 Premier League defeat at Spurs’ temporary Wembley home in January. Some haunting memories must have cone flooding back as Mauricio Pochettino's side went at United from the off, forcing two corners in the opening minute.

In that same period of the opening winter storm, the Reds conceded a goal to Christian Eriksen after just 11 seconds. This time, United survived long enough to create a chance that could have seen Romelu Lukaku's name go on the scoresheet first but the Belgian's ninth-minute header sailed over the bar and Mourinho’s aghast face in the technical area suggested he thought the striker might have done better.

The Reds were left rueing that missed opportunity to get a foothold in the game when Spurs went in front after 10 minutes. A swift move down United’s left flank caught the Reds out and Eriksen slung in an inviting low cross that Alli steamed in on at the far post to poke in the opener.

Spurs smelt blood and came close again in the 17th minute twice - first when Alli almost connected again from a Son Heung-min cross and then Eriksen went close.

Wembley may be the north London club's current HQ but, with half the stadium on this occasion wearing red, the United support helped the side recover.

In his pre-match explanation about his choice of team, Mourinho had dismissed suggestions that Alexis’s remarkable Wembley goalscoring had had a bearing on his selection. If it didn’t then it was a good job he still chose the Chilean.

With seven goals in the national stadium for Arsenal and his country, Alexis clearly loves the place and after 24 minutes he made it eight goals here. Following on from previous FA Cup semi-final goals for the Gunners against Reading and Manchester City, Tottenham became another victim of his prowess.

Paul Pogba stole in to dispossess Mousa Dembele on the touchline and floated in a deep cross to the far post. Alexis isn’t the tallest hitman around but he got off the ground to guide a header beyond Spurs goalkeeper Michel Vorm.

It was a sweet moment for Alexis as he’d been booed at every touch by the Spurs support because of his previous connection with their local rivals Arsenal. United had wrecked Tottenham’s early fluency and Pochettino’s side began to look more ragged on their own manor.

With both sides needing the FA Cup as silverware salvation this season, a tense, negative affair had been predicted by many. It couldn’t have been further from the truth. United and Spurs traded attacking blows and the last punch of the first half came from the Londoners almost on half-time, when Eric Dier had a deflected long-range shot which rebounded off David De Gea’s post.

Many London pundits reckon Spurs lack the killer edge to add trophies to their quality and United certainly exposed that Achilles heel again as the Reds continued the ascendancy of the first 45 minutes to finally overturn Alli’s goal completely.

Alexis was involved again, possibly fortuitously as his square ball just eluded Lukaku in the 62nd minute. But the ball rolled kindly and, as Lingard stepped out of the way, Herrera stormed in to steer in United’s second.

Mourinho's men were biting into tackles and not giving Spurs a minute's peace as the Reds faithful turned the stadium into Old Trafford. There was a rallying roar from the Tottenham end of Wembley when the fourth official raised the electronic board to indicate five minutes of added time.

But it seemed an almost half-hearted backing as United had reduced the ‘home’ side to a nervy and punchless outfit who couldn’t produce the kind of comeback that the Reds are famous for.

Roll on, 19 May.

THE LINE-UPS

United: De Gea; Valencia (c) (Darmian 80), Jones, Smalling, Young; Matic, Herrera, Pogba; Lingard (Rashford 82), Alexis (Fellaini 95), Lukaku. Subs not used: J. Pereira, Lindelof, Mata, Martial.

Booked: Young, Herrera, Rashford, Valencia.

Spurs: Vorm, Trippier, Sanchez, Vertonghen, Davies (Moura 68), Dier, Dembele (Wanyama 78), Eriksen, Alli, Son, Kane (C)

Subs not used: Lloris, Aurier, Alderweireld, Sissoko, Lamela.

Booked: Dier, Alli, Son.

TALKING POINTS

Smalling gave a reminder to England
Chris Smalling may have been in the headlines recently for his goals against City and Bournemouth but it was keeping potent hitman Harry Kane quiet that caught the eye at Wembley. England boss Gareth Southgate had left him out of his most recent Three Lions squads, putting a big question mark over Smaling’s involvement at the World Cup this summer. But with Southgate watching at Wembley it was a timely reminder by Smalling with Russia fast approaching.

Alexis is a cert for the final
Jose Mourinho doesn’t give out guarantees over places in his XI but when you have scored eight times at Wembley for two clubs and your country then as lucky omens go they do not come any better. Surely the Chilean, if he avoids injury, can look forward to another FA Cup final appearance.

WHAT'S NEXT FOR UNITED?

United host Arsenal next Sunday in the Premier League (KO 16:30 BST) in what will be Arsene Wenger’s Old Trafford finale following the Frenchman's announcement that he will be stepping down as their manager at the end of the season after 22 years in the job.

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