EPL: City stake unbeaten record against Spurs

Man City vs. Tottenham
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Kick off: 4PM

Tottenham Hotspur will aim to become the first side to beat Manchester City in the Premier League this season when they head to the Etihad Stadium on Saturday evening.
The Citizens have accrued a record 15 wins on the bounce and dropped just two points all season, earning themselves the tag of arguably being the division’s greatest-ever side.
Swansea City’s Paul Clement was the latest beaten boss to heap praise on the runaway leaders, stating after Wednesday night’s 4-0 defeat at the Liberty Stadium that Man City are “one of the best sides” he has ever come across.
No wonder, with the Citizens maintaining their impressive scoring rate that has seen them net at least twice in their last 10 matches and 52 in all – an average of more than three a game across their 17 fixtures.
Everton remain the only side to have taken anything from Pep Guardiola’s men this term, with that 1-1 draw in August looking more impressive by the week, while Chelsea are the only other team to restrict the pacesetters to just the one goal.
Their record speaks for itself, of course, with 15 wins in a row setting a new Premier League record and, going back to last season’s FA Cup semi-finals, they have lost just one of their last 31 competitive matches – that loss coming in a dead rubber away to Shakhtar Donetsk last week.
While City have been consistent throughout the campaign, Spurs have struggled to build momentum – a four-game winning run aside – and are now 18 points adrift of their opponents ahead of this pick of the weekend fixtures.
Boss Mauricio Pochettino is remaining positive, claiming that his side will be “more competitive” in the remaining five months of the season following Erik Lamela’s injury recovery and the impending return of Victor Wanyama.
Pochettino would love to rotate his squad more often, with the likes of Dele Alli and Christian Eriksen looking jaded at times this term, but it remains to be seen whether the former Southampton boss will bring in new recruits in January.
Back-to-back Premier League wins has at least helped to improve the mood around Wembley, where the Lilywhites have won five of their last six top-flight matches to put an end to any hoodoo talk, while also overcoming Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund there.
Pocking up points on their travels is becoming more of a problem, in fact, as they have taken just one from a possible 12 against Manchester United, Arsenal, Leicester City and Watford.

Man City possible XI: Ederson, Walker, Mangala, Otamendi, Delph, De Bruyne, Fernandinho, Silva, Sterling, Jesus, Sane.
Tottenham possible XI: Lloris, Trippier, Dier, Vertonghen, Davies, Winks, Dembele, Eriksen, Son, Ali, Kane.