What to watch out for on crucial Premier League weekend

There may only be six games in the top flight over the long weekend, but they could yet play a seismic role in who earns a spot in next season’s Champions League and who feels the heat, writes Lawrence Ostlere

Is Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho, centre, a changed man? (Getty)

The Premier League long weekend has six games in store, with crucial meetings at the bottom and for the top-four race in particular. Tottenham, Arsenal, Wolves and Leicester are all in action before Manchester United’s Monday night trip to Chelsea which could play a huge role in shaping the outcome of the hunt for Champions League football.

But we start at Villa Park, where Jose Mourinho is in town aiming to show he’s a new man with a new plan...

1) Mourinho faces test of his reinvention