Man Metropolis vs Tottenham LIVE: Kovacic provides to Residents' damage woes

Manchester Metropolis can be aiming to place an finish to their dropping streak this afternoon once they host Tottenham on the Etihad.

A defeat to Brighton final day trip was the champions’ second in a row within the Premier League and fourth on the bounce in all competitions. 

Such a drop-off in type has been unprecedented for Man Metropolis lately and so they’ve now fallen off the tempo on the prime of the desk. 

It’s Liverpool who cleared the path by 5 factors heading into this weekend and Pep Guardiola’s facet are in determined want of a win to maintain up with them. 

They are going to tackle Spurs who aren’t in good type themselves, dropping 2-1 to Ipswich of their final sport earlier than the worldwide break. 

Ange Postecoglou is beginning to come beneath some stress and his facet will definitely have to step issues up in the event that they need to declare some factors on the Etihad. 

Man Metropolis vs Tottenham: Pep discuss

It’s been a distinction in feelings during the last couple of weeks for Guardiola. 

Heading into this sport, all the discuss can be in regards to the Spaniard being set to signal a brand new one-year contract at Man Metropolis. 

His future was up within the air with the membership’s listening to over their 115 expenses nonetheless ongoing, however now he’s going to commit to a different season. 

Nevertheless, rewind to earlier than the break and it was all about an undesirable first for him. 

He misplaced 4 video games in a row for the primary time in his lengthy, profitable managerial profession and that’s undoubtedly going to be on his thoughts heading into this sport. 

If Metropolis lose once more, they may shut in on an all-time file as essentially the most video games they’ve ever misplaced consecutively was six between March and April in 2006. 

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• Manchester Metropolis have gained simply three of their final 10 Premier League video games in opposition to Tottenham (D2 L5) and wish to win consecutive conferences with them for the primary time since April 2019.
• Tottenham have scored a minimum of twice in every of their final three Premier League away video games in opposition to Man Metropolis, profitable 3-2 in 2021-22, dropping 4-2 in 2022-23 and drawing 3-3 final season. No workforce has ever scored a number of targets in 4 consecutive Premier League visits to the Residents.

Man Metropolis vs Tottenham: Beginning XIs

Man Metropolis: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Akanji, Gvardiol, Lewis, Gundogan, Bernardo, Savinho, Foden, Haaland

Subs: Ortega, Ake, Grealish, De Bruyne, Nunes, Wright, Simpson-Pusey, O’Reilly, McAtee

Tottenham: Vicario, Porro, Dragusin, Davies, Udogie, Sarr, Bissouma, Maddison, Kulusevski, Son, Solanke

Subs: Forster, Spence, Hardy, Grey, Bergvall, Johnson, Werner, Lankshear, Olusesi

• No participant has had extra pictures with out scoring within the Premier League this season than Man Metropolis’s Bernardo Silva (17), whereas teammate Savinho has gathered the very best xG of any participant with out a objective up to now (1.7).
• As a workforce, Tottenham have made extra off-the-ball runs into the field than every other facet within the Premier League this season (612), with Dominic Solanke having essentially the most amongst gamers (138). Spurs have additionally had essentially the most pictures contained in the field of any Premier League facet this time period (134).

Man Metropolis vs Tottenham: What has been stated? 

Three-time Premier League winner Martin Keown has mentioned Metropolis’s present type and he associated it to his time taking part in for a dominant Arsenal facet. 

Talking completely to talkSPORT.com, Keown stated: “We’re seeing a mini-crisis with Man Metropolis. While you by no means lose video games, how do you’re taking the doom and gloom away from the dressing room?

“As a result of it’s nearly like a morgue whenever you are available, however they have to get some type of actuality verify.

“They have been magnificent for 4 seasons, they’ve simply received to begin profitable once more, however it does really feel like they’ve fallen off the cliff in the mean time.

“And even for Pep, it is tough. I do not suppose [fans] are getting any enjoyment out of it, I feel we’re all very to see how they cease the rot and the way they enhance issues.” 

He continued: “It is fascinating, as a result of I keep in mind this taking place. 

“Arsene Wenger was actually involved, definitely in [the 02/03 season], that, ‘Look, we’ve not misplaced for weeks/months, if we lose a sport, how can we choose this up?’

“And so that you play very proudly along with your file, however whenever you lose that file, you begin wanting round when issues aren’t going the best way you need them to.”

• Although they’re the one workforce to have scored in each Premier League sport up to now this season, Manchester Metropolis have misplaced their final two (1-2 vs Bournemouth and Brighton). They final misplaced three in a row within the competitors in February/March 2016, a run which included a house defeat to Tottenham.
• Tottenham have gained simply two of their final 11 Premier League away video games (D2 L7), profitable simply as soon as in 5 on the street this time period. For the reason that begin of this spell in March, no facet have misplaced extra Premier League away video games than Spurs (7).

Man Metropolis vs Tottenham: How you can observe 

This Premier League conflict will happen on Saturday, November 23. 

Kick-off on the Etihad Stadium is scheduled for five:30pm. 

The sport can be broadcast dwell on Sky Sports activities Major Occasion and Sky Sports activities Premier League. 

Extra particulars on how followers can signal as much as Sky Sports activities to look at the match are right here. 

talkSPORT may also have common updates on all of the motion. 

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In the meantime, talkSPORT.com may have devoted protection in our dwell weblog. 

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