Manchester City have lost four games on the trot – the worst run of Pep Guardiola’s illustrious coaching career.
The home side will be hoping their international stars returned home unscathed as they struggle to cope with a crippling injury list. The good news for Guardiola is the fact Kevin De Bruyne, Jack Grealish, Manuel Akanji and John Stones are all poised to return having trained this week.
Spurs are also out of form and out of luck.
Micky van de Ven is definitely out of the game at the Etihad while his defensive partner Cristian Romero is a major doubt. Rodrigo Bentancur starts a seven-game domestic ban.
Tottenham have lost their last two games but did beat City in the EFL Cup last month.
