Manchester City VS Tottenham
A challenging week for Manchester City saw them draw 1-1 with Liverpool, relinquish top spot in the Premier League (PL) standings and then recover from 2-0 down at half-time to beat RB Leipzig in the Champions League. They’re facing persistent pressure, but Pep Guardiola’s side are digging deep to get results as illustrated by their eight-game unbeaten sequence (W6, D2).
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| Manchester City VS Tottenham |
Spurs topped the table earlier in the season before becoming just the fifth side to lose three straight PL games after scoring first in each of them, yet they could still draw level with Man City on points by winning here. A tall order has been made more difficult after a string of first-choice players went down injured, with Rodrigo Bentancur the latest as he prepares to undergo ankle surgery.
Players to watch: After becoming the quickest (35 games) and youngest player to score 40 Champions League goals, Erling Haaland will try to at least double his tally of one H2H strike, which came in this fixture last term. Meanwhile, Tottenham’s Giovani Lo Celso has two goal contributions (G1, A1) across his last two appearances for club and country. He has never lost a league match to City (W3, D1), scoring off the bench in one of his four PL H2Hs.
Hot stat: Guardiola has lost more PL games against Spurs (six) than any other single side
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