Since then, they have made it through to the last 16 of the Europa League, beating Fiorentina 4-1 on aggregate – a win that they secured in style on Thursday with a 3-0 victory in the second leg.
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Francesco Guidolin will go for the diamond to try and upset Tottenham’s push for silverware after making one change for Swansea City’s crucial Premier League clash at White Hart Lane.
The Gunners’ win against United at the Emirates earlier this season ended a run of eight Premier League matches without a victory against the Red Devils for Arsene Wenger’s men (W0 D3 L5).
That is the view of Swansea first-team coach Alan Curtis, who feels the Icelandic worldwide is flourishing in the number 10 role he never nailed down at White Hart Lane.
Harry Kane is still recovering from a broken nose but Tottenham hope their star striker will be fit to face Swansea in the Barclays Premier League on Sunday.
Spurs are still without Mousa Dembele, Tom Carroll, Jan Vertonghen and Clinto Njie.
“Tottenham, with their youth and experience and the way they’ve kicked on, Tottenham are easily amongst the favourites to win it”.
Tottenham’s chance at winning some silverware this season took a blow last weekend with a 1-0 home defeat to Crystal Palace in the FA Cup.
The South Wales outfit are three points above the relegation zone, but will probably still be above the dotted line regardless of this weekend’s outcomes due to the vastly inferior goal difference over both Norwich and Newcastle. Fiorentina manager Paulo Sousa declared Tottenham to be among the best five clubs in Europe and, although Mauricio Pochettino played that down, Spurs are beginning to make an impression beyond London.
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Swansea have scored 24 goals in their 26 games and only bottom club Aston Villa have managed fewer. ‘We’ve shown a great mentality this season and I think we are strong: we know it, ‘ said Lloris.
