Alex Neil: ‘Norwich City have turned a corner with Manchester United scalp’

Striker Clinton Njie has undergone knee surgery and will be out of action for a further two to three months while Alex Pritchard is out of action for at least eight weeks with an ankle injury.

Remarkably, Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino hasn’t used the Austria global in the Premier League in the 2015/16 campaign, sticking with first-choice centre-halves Toby Alderweireld and Jan Vertonghen. Jarvis was substituted at half-time against Manchester City on October 31, but is expected to be back in the squad at some stage over the Christmas period.

Spurs have conceded only five goals in their last 10 Premier League games against Norwich City.

Christian Eriksen has scored in both of his league appearances on Boxing Day (2013 v WBA and 2014 v Leicester). His goal, was the result of his relentlessness and drive, to make that run forward and attack Man United when they were at their most vulnerable at the back.

Tottenham Hotspur are now in fourth place in the Premier League table. Spurs, have been on an impressively solid run, picking up 11 points in their last six games at home this season and only been defeated twice.

Considering the history between the pair it will be a tough game, particularly with Tottenham’s performances against the lesser teams of Newcastle, Swansea and West Bromwich Albion, ending a loss and two draws. Neil’s lineup will look similar to the one that beat Manchester United. That was a big result.

“I don’t need to remind the players they are capable of winning at Tottenham because they know they are”.

The Austrian defender also featured in their 3-0 win against Qarabag in the Europa League earlier this season.

“We can say we want to get nine points from the next three games but it’s hard to do that, so we think “okay, next it’s Norwich on Saturday, let’s try to win that game first” and then you think about the one after”.