What Tottenham must do to beat Manchester City Tottenham Hotspur face Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday, November 23rd, on matchday 12 of the Premier League. The Lilywhites have lost twice in a row and another defeat could pile up the pressure on Ange Postecoglou’s role as the team’s manager and admittedly, they will head into the game as second favourites. Manchester City’s form is no better as they have lost each of their last four games, of which one was against Tottenham in the Carabao Cup.
Pep Guardiola is expected to have several key men back for the game, however, and Spurs could face the full wrath of a team that will be out to reignite its title charge this weekend before taking on Liverpool next. City and Spurs absolutely cannot afford to drop any points hereon. For the former, it is with the title in mind and for Saturday’s visiting party, it could signal the end of their top four hopes.
With that said, here is what Tottenham must do to beat Manchester City. Tottenham are likely to be without Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero on Saturday vs Man City. The Argentine came off at half-time with a foot injury for his country and remains a doubt.
( @SkySportsNews ) pic.twitter.com/9TSoGmwzks Defend as compactly as they can Tottenham have not been the best organised defensive side in several matches after showing glimpses of just how solid they can be at the start of the campaign.
To make matters worse, Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven are e.
