The South Korean, picked up a muscle problem in Wednesday’s League Cup semi-final first-leg defeat at Chelsea.
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Nuno Espirito Santo’s side were blown away 3-1 by Arsenal in the most recent North London derby, while Dean Smith’s side claimed a famous 1-0 win at Old Trafford.
Man City will be looking to defend the title that they reclaimed last term, while Spurs will be aiming to push closer to the top four in 2021-22, having finished a disappointing seventh in the top flight last season.
Spurs are currently sixth in the table, five points behind fourth-placed Chelsea on the same number of games (34), while Leeds occupy 11th position in England’s top flight, just two points off ninth-placed Arsenal.
Spurs have won four of their last five league matches on home soil, while the Blades have claimed just four points from a possible 48 available on the road this campaign, the fewest in the division.
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Spurs were on top but against the run of play, Monaco went ahead through Silva who lashed the ball into the bottom corner from 16 yards after benefiting from a mistake from Erik Lamela
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It took seven minutes for the first shot of the match to arrive, as Christian Eriksen put his foot through Danny Rose’s cut-back 15 yards from goal only for Simon Mignolet to react well and push the ball aside
The closest Spurs came to breaking the deadlock was in the 26th minute when Erik Lamela did well to divert Kyle Walker’s fierce low cross on goal, but Ospina was equal to it, instinctively diving to his right and pushing the ball away from danger
Emenike was close to punishing Hugo Lloris after the goalie’s heavy touch off a back-pass from Kieran Trippier, but managed to get to the ball moments before the West Ham forward could cause any trouble
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Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino had made eight changes to the team that won 2-0 in the FA Cup third round at Leicester on Wednesday, retaining only Son Heung-min, Eric Dier and Christian Eriksen, but they began with intensity and without any apparent disruption
The match was just nine minutes old when Spurs took the lead as Kasper Schmeichel could only parry Nacer Chadli’s shot into the path of Christian Eriksen, who took a touch before burying his finish into the bottom corner
Before the interval, Spurs pushed for an opener, but Son’s speculative shot from distance was well off-target. After a cagey start to the second period, the former Bayer Leverkusen attacker was in the heart of the action again as he received a lobbed pass from substitute Erik Lamela, only to see Begovic keep out his half-volley
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Another Europa League campaign is there for the taking for Spurs, and with Pochettino already hinting that he will give young players a chance if they qualify for the competition, the pressure will be on him to cut out the disappointing results at home next year in an attempt to put pressure on the likes of Arsenal and Manchester United
Ryan Mason then did well to reach the byline and cut the ball back in the 39th minute, but Lamela succeeded only in poking past the post as neither side managed to break the deadlock come the break
City, who had the Premier League title taken off them by Chelsea in the earlier kickoff, didn’t threaten until the 12th minute but when they did it was explosive as Aguero unleashed a wicked first-time volley that whizzed wide