Pep Guardiola finally has a full batch to choose from for the Tottenham 10th round of the Premier League. The duel scheduled for Wembley takes place on Monday evening at 20:00, and “citizens” have time to prepare the duel with Pochettino. The Argentinian does not have a lot as much available at his disposal.
Without Rose and Vertonghem and Alli uncertain, Spurs must give a solid replica of the champion, who again has Kevin De Bruyne. The guest will only miss Danilor, Bravo, Gundogan and Mangala, but Pep Guardiola has been accustomed to playing without them and has a solid team at the start. Catalan has to make important decisions in attack, where he “juggles” with a series of super-talented footballers: Bernardo Silva, David Silva, Raheem Sterling, Leroy Sane, Sergio Aguero, Gabriel Jesus and Ryiad Mahrez are the most dangerous people of the guests.
So Manchester City can bring danger from all lines and in the last seasons it has shown its supremacy in front of Tottenham. The hosts come after a disappointing result in the UEFA Champions League (2-2 on PSV Eindhoven’s ground) and, on the whole, leave the impression that they do not have a solid enough defense to cope with the champion. Even if he lost one match in the last 8, Tottenham has struggled to beat opponents like Brighton (2-1), Cardiff (1-0) and West Ham (1-0). In each of these matches, Spurs was a step closer to being equal, and Manchester City operates at a much higher level, especially in the offensive compartment.
Guardiola does not underestimate his opponent.
City comes after a perfect performance in UCL, 3-0 on Sahtior Donetsk’s field, and, besides the white draw with Liverpool, has victories on the line in the Premier League: 5-0 with Burnley, 2-0 with Brighton, 5- 0 at Cardiff and 3-0 with Fulham are just a few of the latest Etihad bands. “We know that City comes to attack from the first minute, but we have to be smart enough to defend ourselves, not to get into the game,” said Mauricio Pochettino before the game. Pep Guardiola said: “We have always had heavy matches with Tottenham, a very well-organized and homogeneous team that has an effective pass game. I warned the players that any moment of lack of concentration can cost us expensive! ”
Manchester City has an extra stake in the Monday derby, where he can beat a new record in the Premier League: “Citizens” would become the first non-London team in the history of the English championship to win 5 games in a row in the English capital! The quality of the game and the morale seem to be on the side of the visitors, whose share is constantly falling to online agencies. Manchester City has won the last 3 direct duels with Spurs, scores 3-1, 4-1 and 3-0.
THE PROBABLE TEAMS
Tottenham: Lloris – Trippier, Alderweireld, D. Sanchez, Davies – Dembele, Dier – L. Moura, Eriksen, Lamela – Kane
Manchester City: Ederson – Walker, Laporte, Stones, Mendy – Bernardo Silva, Fernandinho, David Silva – Mahrez, Aguero, Sterling
PREDICTION: Manchester City to win @ 1.72
