Manchester City’s bid to retain their title took a major hit over the weekend as they were beaten in the Manchester derby whilst Arsenal defeated Spurs.
The gap is now eight points between the two clubs and Pep Guardiola’s side desperately need a win to get back on track.
City’s recent record versus Tottenham is poor having won just two of the last six meetings and losing twice to them last season.
Ahead of the clash, 101 Great Goals has taken a look at Man City’s team news...
Predicted Man City line-up vs Tottenham
Kevin De Bruyne
Kevin De Bruyne is a doubt for the match having missed training on Tuesday morning.
It is unclear at this stage what the midfielder has suffered and whether it will see him miss the Spurs match.
Rúben Dias
Rúben Dias is close to making his return to action.
The defender has been carrying a thigh injury.
The 25-year-old has been sidelined since returning from the World Cup.
The Portuguese international was back in training on Tuesday.
John Stones
John Stones looks set to also be back in contention having returned to full training.
He missed the weekend’s game against Manchester United with a knock.
The 28-year-old could be involved against Spurs, but like Dias he remains unlikely to start.
Aymeric Laporte and Manuel Akanji are expected to start.
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