Manchester City will entertain Tottenham Hotspur at the Etihad Stadium this Sunday as both sides look to get the better of each other in the Premier League. The Mancunian club secured a 3-2 win against Red Bull Leipzig recently. In contrast, Spurs suffered a 2-1 loss at the hands of Aston Villa last weekend which has drained their confidence ahead of this game.
Manchester City Vs Tottenham Hotspur: Tactical Preview
Pep Guardiola will opt for a 3-2-2-3 formation and could instruct his men to dominate possession of the ball and orchestrate some inviting chances to win this Premier League contest.
Angelos Postecoglu will set his team up in a 4-3-3 formation and is expected to ask his men to defend their penalty box well and try to catch the home team off-guard on the counter.
Team News
Manchester City
Matheus Nunes is a major doubt for this game and could struggle to recover in time to feature for Man City this weekend. Furthermore, Kevin De Bruyne will be sidelined for this game because of injury.
Manchester City Predicted XI
Ederson; Walker, Dias, Ake; Akanji, Rodri; Foden, Alvarez, Bernardo, Doku; Haaland
Tottenham Hotspur
Rodrigo Bentancur (ankle), James Maddison (ankle), Micky van de Ven (hamstring), Richarlison (pelvic), Manor Solomon (knee), Ivan Perisic (knee), Ryan Sessegnon (thigh), Ashley Phillips (ankle), Alfie Whiteman (ankle) and Pape Matar Sarr (muscle) will all miss this game due to injuries.
Tottenham Hotspur Predicted XI
Vicario; Porro, Emerson, Davies, Udogie; Bissouma, Lo Celso; Johnson, Kulusevski, Gil; Son
Key Men
Manchester City
Erling Haaland will carry most of the goal-scoring workload for the Mancunian club in the final third. Jeremy Doku and Bernardo Silva could get a chance to express themselves in the Tottenham half as they look to engineer some clear-cut chances for Man City to win this clash.
Tottenham Hotspur
Heung-min Son and Dejan Kulusevski will be Postecoglu’s best hope for a goal this weekend. The defensive performance of Emerson Royal and Ben Davies could go a long way in determining the fate of this contest.
Manchester City Vs Tottenham Hotspur: Streaming Links
| United Kingdom | SKY GO Extra, Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Ultra HD |
| USA | Peacock |
| India | Star Sports Select 1, Star Sports Select HD1, Hotstar VIP, JioTV |
| Canada | fuboTV Canada |
| Spain | DAZN, DAZN 1, Movistar+ |
| Italy | SKY Go Italia, Sky Sport Max, NOW TV |
| Germany | Sky Sport Premier League, WOW, Sky Sport Top Event, Sky Go |
| Australia | Optus Sport |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport NOW, Sky Sport Premier League |
