Manchester City welcome Tottenham to the Etihad on Saturday evening. A game that almost guarantees goals and drama.
Manchester City are on an unusual poor run for form – something we haven’t seen across Pep Guardiola’s reign. Brighton condemned Pep Guardiola to his fourth defeat in a row for the first time in his remarkable football career. Manchester City haven’t lost four consecutive games since 2006.
Tottenham have had an incredibly inconsistent season so far. After impressive victories over both Aston Villa & Man City, their inconsistency was evident again after loosing to Ipswich. Tottenham have won just four of their last 18 Premier League games away from home. Away games have certainly been where Ange’s Spurs side have struggled, so the Etihad is a daunting task. Especially, when you consider the injuries here. First choice and exceptionally important, centre back duo Romero & Van der Ven are both out. This has arguably come at the worst time vs Erling Haaland’s physicality.
Despite their dip in form, Pep Guardiola has this week signed a new contract extension at Manchester City. The mood around the club is fantastic since this news and the Etihad will be in good spirits and volume here.
City need to bounce back. With Spurs’ defensive injury nightmare, I can see a uplifted City side getting the job done convincingly here.
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