Everton latest threat to Man Utd, Man City eye another Wembley win

Another meek performance in losing for the fifth time this season in midweek to Juventus has put Jose Mourinhos position as Manchester United manager back in peril ahead of inform Evertons visit to Old Trafford on SundayOn a run of just one win in seven games in all competitions United already look out of the title race nine points adrift of Manchester City and Liverpool but are also in danger of missing out on the top four with Chelsea Arsenal and Tottenham also just two points off the topThere is the chance for United to make up some ground as Tottenham host City on Monday but Liverpool Chelsea and Arsenal will be confident of maintaining their strong starts to the season against struggling Cardiff Burnley and Crystal Palace respectivelyHere AFP Sport looks at what to watch out for in the Premier League this weekend Little home comfortIn Mourinhos prime he once went 151 games across four different clubs without losing a home league match between 2002 and 2011That seems a long time ago now with the Portuguese coach running out of excuses for failing to turn around Uniteds faltering fortunesAfter being outclassed by the Italian champions Mourinhos men have now won just two of their seven games at Old Trafford and only edged past Leicester and Newcastle by the odd goal in their two victoriesEverton have moved above United in the table with three straight wins after a slow start in adapting to life under Marco SilvaSilva changed the game with his three substitutes Ademola Lookman Dominic CalvertLewin and Cenk Tosun combining for the two late goals to beat Crystal Palace last weekendMourinho by contrast didnt make a single change to try and disrupt Juventus flow in midweek Right now it is Evertons Portuguese coach that looks the more specialGuardiolas glory days at WembleyCity boss Pep Guardiola revealed his love of music in a wideranging interview with the BBC on Thursday and will be hoping his side hit the right notes again at Wembley on MondayThe champions bounced back from a rare run of three defeats to outclass Spurs 31 at the home of English football last season and two of Guardiolas greatest ever triumphs also came at Wembley in winning the European Cup as a player and coach with BarcelonaCity have also lifted the League Cup and Community Shield at Wembley this yearThe two sides had drastically different weeks in the Champions League with a draw at PSV virtually ending Spurs hopes of making the last 16 while City produced what Guardiola described as the best firsthalf performance of his reign in easing past Shakhtar Donetsk 30Spurs have held onto City and Liverpools coat tails in recent weeks despite not hitting top form in narrow wins over Brighton Huddersfield Cardiff and West Ham to make their best ever start to a Premier League seasonInflicting Citys first domestic defeat of the campaign to leapfrog Guardiolas men is a far tougher test but is just the sort of lift Spurs need to cure the European hangover of EindhovenBenitezs last standAfter Mourinho Newcastles Rafael Benitez and Southampton boss Mark Hughes lead the betting as the two Premier League managers who should most fear the sackRooted to the bottom of the table with just two points from their opening nine games time is running out for Benitez even if the Newcastle support remains largely behind the Spaniard with their ire aimed at frugal owner Mike AshleyIf anything should give the Magpies hope it is Southamptons awful home record The Saints have won just once in the league at St Marys since November last year and like their opponents this weekend are desperately short on goals with both sides scoring just six times in nine gamesCatch up on all the latest sports news and updates here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Except for the change in headline the story has been provided ASIS AS AVAILABLE without any verification or editing from our side Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever