Good afternoon and welcome to the very cusp of our title push.
I have a sneaking suspicion that Manchester City really don’t want to rubber-stamp our Premier League campaign today or any other day.
My gut instinct is that what they might want – and what they might get – will be two very different things.
Pepe said: “[Spurs are] brilliant. Strong physically, good build up, quality between the lines. It’s a good team – they play attractive football.”
The gaffer said: “It’s more important to show ourselves that we can be a real contender [for the title] than to show Man City. I think we need to show ourselves that we are capable of dealing with that pressure.”
Lloris (C), Walker, Dier, Alderweireld, Wimmer, Rose, Wanyama, Dembele, Eriksen, Dele, Kane.