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Ryan Cherky opened the scoring after just 11 minutes in the Premier League clash. Tottenham And Manchester City Adding to the suffering of North Londoners.
The talented Frenchman headed home from just inside the box after Yves Bissoma was brought down by Bernardo Silva on the half-way line.
Silva found Erling Haaland who in turn fed Cherky. The City number 10 took a few touches before firing an effort into the far corner.
It was a far from ideal start for Spurs, who are yet to win a top-flight victory in 2026, as pressure continues to mount on manager Thomas Frank.
City, meanwhile, hope to restore the four-point gap between them and league leaders Arsenal, who Beat Leeds United on Saturday.
The Spurs confirmed the lineup
Frank made four changes from the midweek win in Frankfurt, with DJ Spence and Kevin Denso left out of the matchday squad.
Yves Bissoma returns while Radu Dragusin comes in for his first start of the campaign.
Dominic Solanke and Conor Gallagher also return to the bench along with Wilson Odobert and Pep Matar Sir.
Spurs XI: Vicario, Dragusin, Romero, Udogi, Gray, Bisoma, Palinha, Gallagher, Xavi, Kolo Muani, Solanke
Manchester City confirmed the lineup
Marc Guéhi and Antoine Semenyo return to the starting line-up after sitting out the midweek Champions League clash with Galatasaray through ineligibility.
Nathan Eke drops to the bench, while Jeremy Docu misses out entirely after coming on in Wednesday’s win.
Rodri comes on for Omar Marmoush, while Ruben Dias, John Stones, Josko Guardiol, Mateo Kovacic and Savinho all remain sidelined through injury.
Man City XI: Donnarumma, Nunes, Khusanov, Guehi, Ait-Nouri, Rodri, Bernardo (c), O’Reilly, Semenyo, Cherky, Haaland
Stats for Tottenham vs Manchester City
- Over the past two seasons, the only current teams to have taken fewer Premier League points than Tottenham (66) are Wolves (50) and West Ham (63), with Spurs’ 31 defeats second only to Wolves (37) in that time. Another loss would mean the Spurs have lost 10+ games in eight consecutive seasons since 2018-19 – having done so only twice in their previous eight seasons (2010-11 – 2017-18).
- Man City’s Pep Guardiola has lost more league games against Spurs than any other opponent in his managerial career (8).
- Thomas Frank has won just four of his last 22 home Premier League matches, with an identical record (W2 D3 L6) in his last 11 games with Brentford and Spurs (W4 D6 L12 overall) in his first 11. Frank has the worst points per game at home of any Spurs boss in Premier League history (0.82).
How to watch Tottenham vs Manchester City
The match is broadcast live on Sky Sports Main Event and Premier League. It can be streamed on Sky’s platform or via Now.
