Weekend Preview: Spurs new faces to storm Old Trafford?

The Athletic FC Podcast

01/12/24

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Adam Leventhal returns to preview matchweek 16 of the Premier League.

Five fixtures over the weekend are headlined by Man United vs Tottenham. Will we get a glimpse of new Spurs’ signings Timo Werner and Radu Dragusin, and will they hit the ground running?

Elsewhere champions Man City travel up to Newcastle. Both teams won comfortably in the FA Cup last week, with City welcoming back Kevin De Bruyne from a 5-month absence. Can he make the difference in the title race?

The remaining fixtures are a 6-pointer at the bottom between Luton and Burnley, a west-London derby as Fulham go to Chelsea, and second-place Aston Villa visiting Goodison Park.

Host: Adam Leventhal

Guests: Nick Miller, Jon Mackenzie, Jacob Whitehead

Producer: John Rogers

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