Manchester City Vs Tottenham Hotspur Tactical Preview: Team News, Key Men And Streaming Links | OneFootball

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.

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.

LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 26: Son Heung-Min of Tottenham Hotspur looks dejected after Ollie Watkins of Aston Villa (not pictured) scores the team’s second goal during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on November 26, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

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.