Tottenham Hotspur will play their first Premier League match this Saturday against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium. The game will start at 17:30 GMT and be broadcast live on Sky Sports.
Although City has lost four straight games under Pep Guardiola for the first time ever, they enter this match with the news that Guardiola has signed a new contract with the team, which will provide much-needed clarity and could benefit them on the field going forward.
The return of Kevin De Bruyne, John Stones, Jack Grealish, and Manuel Akanji to first team training prior to this weekend’s match is another factor that will benefit them on the pitch. Having missed the international break, all four players may be ready to play in this match.
Spurs handed big blow by return of four key City players
Regardless matter who is playing, it is always a difficult match against City, but hearing it is always the last thing you want to hear. Erling Haaland might occasionally come across as a disgruntled and lonesome character without De Bruyne’s cunning, as other City players aren’t always as direct or able to locate Haaland as De Bruyne is.
The concept of De Bruyne playing through balls to Haaland, in behind Spurs’ super high line is a really petrifying thought. The striker is returning to his deadly early-season form after scoring four goals for Norway during the international break.
City has appeared to be quite weak defensively in recent games, giving up several goals per game while also constantly letting up a number of good chances. In that sense, Stones and/or Akanji’s reappearance might be quite beneficial to them.
For Spurs right now, it truly is a matter of when it rains, it pours. There will be a handful of absences for Ange’s team this weekend in addition to the already stated City players who could play. Micky van de Ven is also out, and he may be out until early December, while Wilson Odobert is out for the medium-to-long term.
For the next seven domestic games, Rodrigo Bentancur will be out. Cristian Romero sustained an injury while playing for Argentina on international duty, thus it’s still unclear if he will play. Nevertheless, Spurs managed to secure a 3-3 draw in this match last season when they were at their lowest, so we’ll see.
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