Overview

• Both teams opened with emphatic wins, as City beat Wolves 4-0 with an Erling Haaland brace and Spurs defeated Burnley 3-0 under new boss Thomas Frank.
• City’s squad receives a boost with Rodri and Foden back in the matchday group, while Mateo Kovacic and Josko Gvardiol remain out and Ederson continues to be linked with a move away as James Trafford started the opener.
• Tottenham travel short-handed, with James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski, Destiny Udogie, Radu Dragusin, Bryan Gil, Yves Bissouma and Manor Solomon ruled out, though they did win 4-0 at the Etihad last season.
• Bookmakers price City around 1-2 with Spurs near 5-1, and pundits Chris Sutton, Harry Redknapp and Paul Merson all tip a home win with varying scorelines.
• The match is live in the UK on TNT Sports 1 with streaming on discovery+, on USA Network and Universo with Fubo options in the United States, and on Channel 9/Stan Sport in Australia.