Pep Guardiola was still in the blur on the eve of the Premier League shock between Manchester City and Tottenham, this Wednesday evening in the north of London (8:30 p.m.). Left on the bench at the Return of the Champions League dam lost by the Cityzens against Real Madrid of Flamboyant Kylian Mbappé (3-1) a week ago in Bernabéu, Erling Haaland then forfeit for the shock against Liverpool, Also lost (0-2), this time at Etihad Stadium.
Haaland, if he has resumed collective training, complained of a knee for a few days, but finally holds for the meeting against the Spurs this Wednesday. The Catalan coach relegates Phil Foden to the sidelines alongside Kevin de Bruyne, to align Jérémy Doku from the start on the left wing, still with Omar Marmoush and Savinho within the offensive quartet.
Haaland holder, not his heung-min!
The England champion must prevail at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in order to resume 4th place in the ranking in Chelsea, winner Tuesday evening from Southampton (4-0). Especially since Newcastle, the 6th, has the same number of points and that Bournemouth and Brighton have only a unit of delay. As a reminder, the PL is almost guaranteed to benefit from five direct tickets for the next Champions League thanks to the results of English clubs this season.
On the Tottenham side, which is only 13th in the ranking despite three wins in rank, Captain Son Heung-Min is sent to the sidelines, just like Dejan Kulusevski. Angel Postcoglou aligns the French winger Wilson Odobert in addition to his new center center mathys Tel to challenge Man City. Kevin Danso, recruited in Lens during the winter, continues in central defense.
