Red Devils, Spurs battle for FA Cup final

Man U vs. Tottenham
Venue: Wembley
Kick off: 5PM

Manchester United make the trip to take on Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley Stadium in the semi-finals of the FA Cup with Jose Mourinho aiming to finish the campaign with a piece of silverware.
The cup also represents a final chance for a trophy for Spurs, who are coming into the contest off the back of two frustrating league results against Manchester City and Brighton & Hove Albion.
After last Sunday’s harrowing defeat to West Bromwich Albion that handed City the title, United bounced back to winning ways with a 2-0 victory away at Bournemouth.
The win at Dean Court has moved the Red Devils four points clear of third-placed Liverpool, leaving Mourinho’s charges in the driving seat for a top-two finish.
With second place now United’s for the taking, the club will move their attentions to the FA Cup on Saturday knowing that the tournament presents their final chance to earn a piece of silverware.
To clinch it, they will first have to move beyond Spurs and then beat either Chelsea or Southampton in the final.
United go into the clash having kept a clean sheet in six of their last eight matches in the FA Cup, but will be coming up against a Spurs side that cut through them at will when Tottenham won 2-0 at Wembley in the Premier League earlier in January.
Like United, the FA Cup represents the last route to a piece of silverware and the changes made during Spurs’ draw with the Seagulls suggest that Pochettino is putting his focus into securing a spot in the final.
Today’s Wembley venue is meant to present a neutral ground for both sides, although Spurs have evidently found themselves in comfortable surroundings when playing their league home games at the stadium.
Tottenham have unquestionably continued to make progress under Mauricio Pochettino, especially when looking at their showings in Europe, but that will not detract from some onlookers bringing up the perennial bugbear of silverware.
Getting past United would offer Spurs the chance to potentially silence some of those critics.

Man U possible XI: De Gea, Valencia, Bailly, Smalling, Young; Herrera, Matic, Pogba, Rashford, Lingard, Lukaku.
Tottenham possible XI: Lloris, Trippier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Davies, Dier, Dembele, Lamela, Alli, Eriksen, Kane.