Man City indoors and José Mourinho has already got in some early body blows in via today’s presser, pointing out that his players return to the Premier League having been more exposed to the Interlull grind than Pep Guardiola’s boys. Raheem Sterling in particular missed England’s last game with a “calf injury” which may well be miraculously cured come tomorrow teatime.
City have already been bustled through into pole position to lift the title, yet they currently sit in 10th with a goal difference of +1. Tottenham are in 2nd spot, with a goal difference of +10. Tomorrow, Spurs are about @3/1 and City are a @5/6 in places. So what’s the deal with that?
As far as Saturday’s game goes, the devil as ever lies in the detail. Here in this Infogol graphic, we can that City concede fewer goals on the road, achieve more clean sheets as well as win more corners than Spurs.
What we have in this one table is the stuff of nightmares for fans that like to opine about being entertained during games; opposed to those of us who prefer to walk away having actually won a match. Here we have the nuts are bolts that reveal our failings, failings that are immensely correctable, but nevertheless see us enjoying an 8 place league advantage, yet incapable of commanding a short price at the bookmakers.