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How Man City should line up vs Tottenham in the Premier League
03.12.2023 - 07:07 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
John Stones and Mateo Kovacic could return for Manchester City when they take on Tottenham on Sunday.
City's injury concerns are slowly clearing up after Jack Grealish returned from illness this week, and Stones is 'much better' after sitting on the bench for the last two games.
The Blues were poor in the first half against RB Leipzig this week in the Champions League, but improved after the introductions of Nathan Ake, Jeremy Doku and Julian Alvarez to turn a two-goal deficit into a 3-2 win. After the game, Guardiola called his side 'lucky' to win, but praised their character to come back.
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Ahead of the Spurs game, Guardiola said Stones is getting closer to a return, while Mateo Kovacic is back in training and will be in contention to feature. Matheus Nunes remains out, but is not far off a return of his own.
Read how our writers think City should line up below and use the interactive widget to pick your own starting XI:
Jeremy Doku and Julian Alvarez both did enough off the bench to earn their spots in the XI for this week. Doku did what Jack Grealish didn't in attacking with a purpose, while Alvarez just makes things happen.
Pep Guardiola has said that John Stones could start on Sunday but it feels a risk against a very good side when there are plenty of options without Stones. Manu Akanji has filled in with that role and, clanger on Tuesday aside, has grown into it. Nathan Ake deserves a start after steadying the team against RB Leipzig, yet it would be a big game to drop Ruben Dias for however poor he was in the
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