Sports Corner: It's Tottenham vs Manchester United - Facts, stats and all you need to know

It's Premier League day action and it's Tottenham vs Manchester United at Wembley on Wednesday night. 

Manchester United who are currently in top form heads to Wembley to take on Spurs

Tottenham currently sit two points off Liverpool in fourth going into this one know that a win would propel them into the top four and would leave them five points behind second-placed United while a defeat could see that gap widen.

But United will remain behind City in second spot where they have sat for the majority of the season with or with out a win on Wednesday. 

Kick-off time: 8pm (Wednesday)

Referee: Andre Marriner 

Odds (subject to change): Tottenham: 13/10, Draw: 23/10, Manchester United: 12/5

Recent league form (last six games): Tottenham: W4 D2 L0, Manchester United: W3 D3 L0

Head-to-head (last five meetings): Tottenham win: 2, Draw: 0, Manchester United win: 3

Facts

-Mauricio Pochettino has faced United seven times as Spurs boss and won just two, drawing one and losing the other four with the two wins coming in Spurs last two home games against them at White Hart Lane.

-Alexis Sanchez is set to make his first Premier League appearance for Manchester United following his move from Arsenal last week though he featured in the FA Cup for United at the weekend. He scored in Arsenal’s 2-0 win against Spurs in November, and could become the third player to score against them for two different clubs in the same Premier League season after Eric Cantona in 1992-93 and Benito Carbone in 1999-00. 

-Manchester United have only won more league games against Aston Villa (85) and Arsenal (82) than they have against Tottenham (80). 

-Spurs have won their last two home league games against Manchester United – they last won three consecutively against the Red Devils back in September 1966. Repeat?

-Manchester United have won each of their last six games at Wembley Stadium, scoring at least twice every time. They last lost at the venue in the 2011 Champions League final (1-3 vs Barcelona). -

-Spurs have picked up just three points in their five games against Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Man City and Man Utd this season (W1 D0 L4), fewer than any other ‘big six’ side in these fixtures. 

-No team are on a current longer unbeaten run in the Premier League than Manchester United (8). 

-Mauricio Pochettino is unbeaten in his last three Premier League home games against Jose Mourinho (W2 D1), winning 5-3 against Chelsea in January 2015, and in this exact fixture in May last season. 

-Harry Kane has had a hand in four goals in his last four Premier League games against teams managed by Jose Mourinho (three goals, one assist). Threat?

-Kane is just one goal shy of his 100th in the Premier League – none of the previous 26 players to reach the milestone have done so in a match against Manchester United, though Alan Shearer’s 100th in the competition for Newcastle United specifically did come against the Red Devils. 

-Anthony Martial has scored in three consecutive Premier League games for the first time – he’s only scored in one of his previous 10 top-flight games in London, netting twice against West Ham in May 2016.