It is the Game week 2 of the English Premier League and we already have some exciting fixtures. Manchester united faced Chelsea in Game week 1 and Manchester city is facing Tottenham in Game week 2.

Domestic treble winners will want to continue leading the pack to as long as they can. They learnt a tough lesson from their last season triumph. They battled it out with Liverpool in the race for Epl champions. They will hope to avoid that this season and win most of their matches without dropping unnecessary points.

Uefa Champions League finalist Tottenham Hotspur needed a comeback to defeat newcomers Aston villa in their first game. They won’t get that opportunity against Pep Guardiola led team. They will want to do well this season especially after their making the UCL final last season.

Manchester City

The Citizens were at their best in the opening fixture against West ham. They won away by scoring 5 unreplied goals. That’s a good way to start the season. They have laid down the plan that they are still a force to reckon with. They are not tired and still raring to go. Guardiola knows that this match is a must win match for them if they hope to win the league. You can’t be the best without beating the best. You don’t win the league by just beating smaller teams, you need to beat the top teams as well. They did that last season and will want to repeat that again.

Leroy Sane and Benjamin Mendy are the unavailable players for this match. Leroy Sane was injured in the community shield against Liverpool. It is not much of a concern for them as there are replacements that can do the work for them comfortably. Mahrez is an option that can fit in well.

Tottenham Hotspur

Pochettino won’t want to face Manchester City so early in this campaign. They struggled for some time against Aston villa and it looks like Aston villa will snatch a shock 1-0 win. A number of players are out and they may affect them. Heung Min Son is still out on suspension while, Foyth, Dele Alli, and Ryan Sessegnon are out injured. Eriksen may be drafted back into the first eleven as they look to get a decent result against Manchester City. They struggled towards the end of last season and as things look like, they may be struggling again should Manchester City triumph in this heavyweight clash.

Prediction

This is a match Manchester city should win comfortably. They have been dominant against Tottenham Hotspur of recent. The last time Manchester City lost against Tottenham in the league was back in October 2nd 2016. Ever since then, it has been a Manchester City win or they draw. Heung Min Son is out suspended meaning Manchester City will dominate for longer period and won’t be afraid of counter attacks. Son looks like the only Spurs player that can use his pace to disturb the high line to be implemented by Guardiola. We saw him do that against Manchester City in the Champions League.

Sergio Aguero may be drafted back into the first team as Pep Guardiola will field his strongest side to face Tottenham

Tip

Manchester City win and over 2.5 goals