Ange Postecoglou has already guided Spurs to three wins over Manchester United this season and Brennan Johnson believes it is because the game plan has been different on every occasion
Brennan Johnson insists Tottenham’s domestic dominance over Manchester United will count for nothing on Wednesday night.
Spurs have won all three meetings this season, including a 3-0 triumph at Old Trafford and 1-0 win at home either side of a 4-3 EFL Cup win in which they were three goals ahead.
But Johnson says all of those victories were earned in a different manner and Ange Postecoglou must come up with another recipe tonight to secure Spurs’ most important win for almost two decades.
“We know we can’t rely on the fact that we’ve beaten them a few times this season,” the Welsh winger said. “I think it’s about now coming up with a plan because each time we’ve beaten them has been down to different reasons.
“I feel like we’ve done good work preparing for Man United so now it’s about coming up with how we want to win, things we want to do, things we want to stop them from doing so it’s a new opportunity.”
Johnson has already shown this season that his trademark far-post finish can hurt the Reds after a breakaway goal at Old Trafford that underlined the best of Postecoglou’s front-footed approach.
He has scored a team-leading 17 times in all competitions having been told at the start of the campaign to be more present at the back stick to meet crosses.
And Johnson added: “I think last season there were a few instances where I wasn’t in the right position and (Postecoglou) got frustrated.
“People think it’s a tap in but if you’re not there then it goes out for a throw in so he’s made it clear that he wants us to be at the back post. It seems an easy goal but it’s all about being there and being in the position to arrive.
"It’s just knowing who I am playing with, knowing the type of crosses I am going to get.
"Almost studying other players in the team, seeing what they like to do, what type of crosses and trying to be in the right position because I feel like previously I wasn’t so this season I made it clear that I had to be in the right positions to try and score."