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Man City v Spurs – Pep or Poch to push on?

Published on April 18, 2017

It’s the biggest game of the weekend – but is this the match where Pep Guardiola’s bruised warriors fight to restore a little pride to Manchester City, after the side took a beating against Everton last week? Or can form side Tottenham Hotspur pile further humiliation on the Spaniard on Saturday?

Here’s why City have what it takes to hit back – plus a few reasons why Mauricio Pochettino’s Spurs could still nab all three points at the Etihad.

City limits

For all City’s disappointments this season, they’ve lost only once at the Etihad (to runaway league leaders Chelsea).
It was a bad day at Goodison – but City defeated West Ham 5-0 at the London Stadium just a week earlier. The truth is unpredictable City need to tweak the blueprint, not tear it up and start again.
City have won this fixture in five of their last six outings at the Etihad. At their best – they beat Barcelona 3-1 earlier this season, don’t forget – City should be able to contain a Tottenham side whose away record in this campaign is unexceptional.

Spur of the moment

Tottenham are on a six-game winning streak in the Prem.
The side have scored eight goals in their last three games in all competitions – without conceding a goal.
Harry Kane has six goals in his last four games, including a hat-trick last time out.
Fellow England star Dele Alli has seven goals from his last five Prem games.
Mauricio Pochettino’s side looked the likeliest challengers to Leicester last season – and are emerging as real contenders again this season. They’re currently second in the Prem, and beat Chelsea earlier this month 2-0.
Spurs won this fixture last season.

Spurs are the form side, yet City’s home advantage could still pay off here. If you’re eying the popular bets, City are currently 23/20 to win, with Spurs 27/10 shots to take all three points – or you can back the draw at 49/20.

For City, Sergio Aguero is 7/2 to score first, while new signing Gabriel Jesus could make his first appearance for City this weekend. If you expect the Brazilian to hit the ground running, he’s 33/20 to score at any time on Saturday.

Tottenham’s likely goalscorers are pretty obvious choices; Kane is 17/10 to score at any time, while Alli is available at 13/4.

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