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Jamie Redknapp has insisted Manchester United and Tottenham will “put on a show” in their respective matches against Arsenal and Manchester City, amid questions over the “integrity of the players” during the title race.
Arsenal maintained their one-point lead at the top after thrashing Bournemouth 3-0 early on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Manchester City kept the pressure on the Gunners with a convincing 5-1 victory against Wolves at the Etihad.
Mikel Arteta’s men will want to take the title race to the final day with a win against United at Old Trafford next weekend, while Manchester City travel to Fulham before embarking on another trip to London against Tottenham within of a week on Tuesday.
And Redknapp believes both Tottenham and United will want to win their games even if it helps their rivals clinch the title.
Manchester United and Tottenham will play a role in the title race over the next ten days.
Jamie Redknapp says both teams will want to win even if they help their rivals win the grand prix
Speaking on Sky Sports, he said: “There are two interesting subplots. I watch that game against Manchester United away from Arsenal. “Conspiracy theorists will say United would rather Arsenal win than Manchester City.
“Obviously Tottenham won’t want Arsenal to win the league. So you start to question the integrity of the players, whether they’re really going to try, and a lot of people have asked me, well, Tottenham aren’t going to want to try too hard and hand over the title to Arsenal.
“I’ve been in that position as a player, on the last day of the season. But your integrity as a player is questioned all the time.
But you want to win! It’s your personal pride, if you’re a Tottenham player playing against Man City, you’re going to put on a show, that match is going to be broadcast on Sky Sports, you’re going to want to do your best. If you have something about you, you will show it to the best of your ability.
“Both (the games) are huge games, because you’re putting the players in a position that’s really uncomfortable, because they know that if they win it’s going to put them in a position to hand the title over to their rivals.” rivals. Everything still to play.
Manchester City could overtake Arsenal at the top with wins against Fulham and Tottenham
Micah Richards believes Arsenal will overtake Man United but City will win the title
Meanwhile, Micah Richards believes Arsenal will overtake United and finish second as City win their remaining three games.
‘All players want to be prepared for important games, no matter where they are in the table. But Arsenal is a different Arsenal,” Richards said.
“When you looked at Arsenal last season, you thought more like, ‘They’re playing with a certain style.’ I don’t want to say one dimensional, but in a lot of their games you could see what they were trying to do.
‘This Arsenal is different, they will concede possession and can counter-attack. They also know how to handle the ball; both teams will probably win all three.’
