Troubled Tottenham heads to Liverpool on Sunday searching for salvation in their increasingly desperate fight against relegation.
Arsenal can move closer to their first Premier League title for 22 years with a win over Everton, while Manchester United meets Aston Villa in a crucial clash in the race for Champions League qualification.
AFP Sport looks at three key talking points ahead of this weekend’s action:
Spurs must ‘dig deeper’ to survive
In grave danger of playing in England’s second tier for the first time since 1977-78, Tottenham could hardly have picked a worse venue for their latest attempt to ease the threat of relegation.
The winner of Manchester United’s clash with Aston Villa at Old Trafford on Sunday will take a giant step towards reaching the Champions League.
Third-placed United are ahead of fourth-placed Villa on goal difference, setting the stage for a vital showdown in the race for a top-four finish.
Fifth place is also likely to secure a berth in Europe’s elite club competition, but United and Villa can erase any anxiety by landing a top-four spot.
United go into the showdown looking to bounce back from interim manager Michael Carrick’s first defeat in seven games in charge — a 2-1 loss at Newcastle.
Villa have stumbled badly in recent weeks, winning only one of their last five league matches, with their last two a chastening defeat at bottom of the table Wolves and a 4-1 thrashing by Chelsea.
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