How Man City should line up vs Tottenham in the Premier League
manchestereveningnews.co.ukJohn 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. ALSO READ: Pep Guardiola warns Man City players and fans to avoid tempting Etihad Stadium mentality trap ALSO READ: Man City can show Pep Guardiola how far they've come in ten months vs Tottenham 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.
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