5 reasons Manchester United will keep hold of second spot in the EPL

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United have been amazing over the past few weeks.

#3 Favourable fixtures

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The Red Devils are looking at a decisive week ahead.

Jose's men sit four points clear of third placed Spurs with eight Premier League matches yet to be played.

In the coming matchdays, their heaviest encounters come in the form of a visit to the Etihad and hosting Arsenal in April. The other outings majorly include matches against teams in the bottom half of the table.

Given their current form, they should be able to see the fixtures against lower league oppositions comfortably. The matter of concern, is however the two fixtures against City and the Gunners.

To be precise, the only stumbling block is in the form of their local rivals, Man City because Wenger's men are nowhere near their best at the moment to cause United any problems at Old Trafford.

When United visit the blue half of Manchester in April, Jose would definitely be deploying a conservative approach. If United "park the bus" against Pep's enthralling side and even manage to pull out a draw, it would definitely cement their place behind City in second spot.

In such a case, they would drop only two points which could be cushioned by their four point lead over Spurs who will be traveling to Stamford Bridge in May.

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