Man City vs Tottenham: Guardiola hates playing Spurs but Postecoglou on worst run since 2004 – kick-off time, team news and how to follow

Manchester City welcome Tottenham to the Etihad Stadium on Sunday afternoon as they look to return to winning ways. 

Pep Guardiola’s side have drawn their last two games 1-1 and have therefore allowed Arsenal to take top spot in the Premier League. 

After yet another win in Europe in midweek, they’ll be aiming to transfer that result into domestic football and claim three points against Spurs. 

That task seemed a lot harder a few weeks ago when Ange Postecoglou’s men were top and unbeaten after 10 games. 

However, they have now lost three consecutive matches, with their most recent defeat to Aston Villa seeing them drop out of the top four. 

Things have drastically changed for Tottenham in recent weeks. 

Postecoglou had won three straight Manager of the Month awards as Spurs made their best-ever start to a Premier League season. 

However, he is now on the brink of setting an unwanted record after losing three top-flight games on the spin. 

Tottenham haven’t had a longer losing run since losing six in a row, with Jacques Santini and Martin Jol taking charge of three games each in that streak. 

Should they lose to City, Postecoglou will become the first manager to taste four consecutive defeats since David Pleat in 2004. 

John Stones could be handed a start for City after being named on the bench in the last two games following his recovery. 

Mateo Kovacic is also set to be a part of the squad.

However, Matheus Nunes is expected to remain sidelined along with Kevin De Bruyne who is eyeing a comeback in the new year. 

Jeremy Doku and Julian Alvarez were both rested against RB Leipzig as they started on the bench, meaning they are likely to be back in the line-up this weekend. 

As for Tottenham, Yves Bissouma will return in midfield but