Chris Sutton shares who’ll ‘bounce back’ when Manchester City face Tottenham

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Manchester City play host to Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday evening in a Premier League game of major importance between two big clubs under pressure.

Man City have now lost four games in a row for the first time under Pep Guardiola, falling to a 2-1 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion last time out.

The Citizens remain firmly in Premier League title contention but they are now five points behind league leaders Liverpool and will be desperate to put things right.

Meanwhile, Tottenham have blown hot and cold this season, falling to a shock defeat at home to Ipswich Town last time out to leave them 10th in the table.

BBC Sport pundit Chris Sutton has now predicted how Man City and Tottenham will fare in their 5:30pm kick-off at the Etihad Stadium.

Chris Sutton backs Manchester City to bounce back against Tottenham

Sutton, writing on BBC Sport, believes Manchester City will run out 3-1 winners over Tottenham, though he stressed that he feels neither team is in crisis.

“City are not playing well at the moment, which is why they are on this run of four straight defeats in all competitions,” said Sutton.

“People have been looking at them as if the wheels are coming off, but they are still second and only five points off the top.

“I do think Pep’s new deal will give them a boost, and I am expecting them to bounce back.

“Tottenham have also been described as a ‘crisis club’ this season but they are still only three points off third place.

“The table is so congested that anyone in mid-table who wins a couple of games in a row is going to be right up there, but I don’t see Spurs getting anything at the Etihad Stadium.

“There will be goals in this game, because Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou will not change his approach.

“He has already beaten City once this season, in the Carabao Cup, but I think Pep will come out on top this time.”

Man City v Tottenham team news

Man City have been in the midst of an injury crisis in recent weeks but this appears to be easing.

Jack Grealish, Kevin De Bruyne, Manuel Akanji and John Stones have been spotted in training ahead of the Spurs game.

However, the likes of Phil Foden, Ruben Dias, Jeremy Doku and Matheus Nunes remain doubts, while Oscar Bobb and Rodri are long-term absentees.

As for Tottenham, they will be without Micky van de Ven as he continues to recover from a hamstring injury, while Cristian Romero is a doubt due to a foot issue.

Rodrigo Bentancur is set to serve a seven-match domestic suspension for comments he made about his teammate Son Heung-min. Spurs are appealing the length of the ban.