If you ask the average Man Utd fan I am sure they will state categorically that their team will win on Friday evening when the Red Devils visit the Tottenham stadium.
The same obviously applies with us Tottenham fans, I certainly feel that we will beat them.
If you ask other clubs fans a lot will depend on their own biases, for example, who do you think an Arsenal fan will predict to win the game and the same with a Man City fan.
To some degree, the same applies with pundits, I have not checked but I would bet a wad of money that Gary Neville will not be plumping for a Spurs win.
So, with that in mind, what is the best way to gauge a teams chances based on opinions if football fans are deemed unreliable? Well, for me it is the bookies.
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Bookies tend to judge better than fans simply because they are not looking at a particular game or event from an emotional viewpoint, they look ar it strictly from a financial angle, they seriously do not like to lose money.
All bookies that I have checked with have United as slight favourites, not by a significant amount but enough. The best price available right now for a United win is 2.53, whereas a Tottenham win is best priced at 2.95.
Now, for me, that screams value for a Tottenham win and I will certainly be taking a bit of that but it does go to show that the advantage does currently lie with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men and it is also a bit of a turnaround because I do recall Spurs being favourites last season.
Obviously, home advantage has been negated by the fact the game will be behind closed doors but I suspect that too much emphasis is being put on the respective teams form prior to football’s suspension. That has also been negated and that is why I am of the opinion that all things being equal, Tottenham will win and collect all three points come Friday night.