Man City vs Tottenham LIVE Ilkay Gundogan makes it 1-1 after Dejan Kulusevski goal

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Manchester City will be aiming to make it five wins on the bounce on Saturday when they take on Tottenham Hotspur.

City come into the match against Spurs — against whom they lost on the opening day of the season — fresh off the back of a 5-0 demolition of Sporting in the Champions League last-16 first leg.

Liverpool both closed the gap on Pep Guardiola’s side before kick-off with a 3-1 win over Norwich City, in the 3pm kick-offs. So three points against Spurs are vital for City to maintain their cushion at the league’s summit.

The Blues are without Jack Grealish, Gabriel Jesus, Cole Palmer and Zack Steffen for the match with Phil Foden, Raheem Sterling and Kyle Walker all in the starting XI. Harry Kane starts for Tottenham against the team who tried to sign him in the summer.

City XI: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Laporte, Cancelo, Rodrigo, Gundogan (C), Bernardo, Sterling, De Bruyne, Foden.

Subs: Carson, Stones, Ake, Zinchenko, Fernandinho, Mahrez, Delap, McAtee, Lavia.

Spurs XI: Lloris, Romero, Dier, Davies, Emerson Royal, Bentancur, Sessegnon, Højbjerg, Kulusevski, Son, Kane.

Subs: Lucas Moura, Sánchez, Gollini, Bergwijn, Winks, Doherty, Scarlett, White, Rodon.

You can follow all the build-up, action and reaction right here.

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Scorpion kick attempt

Gundogan attempts a scorpion kick but the ball flies wide

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Timewasting from Spurs

Spurs win a throw by their corner flag which leads to whistles after they are no hurry to take it

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Hojberg down

Spurs receives treatment

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City in unusual position

Adversity brings the best out of the Etihad crowd – too often when City are winning the crowd can subside into a hypnotic state.

But since that Spurs goal they have been loud and supportive, playing a full part in City rallying and starting to look much more like it.

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Emerson shot flies over

Emerson fancied himself there but his shot flies over the bar

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Spurs nearly in again

A heavy touch from Sterling gives Spurs the chance to break.

Slightly better pass from Kane and Son would have been in

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Home fans getting restless

Some restlessness from the home fans, both at the amount of time Tottenham are taking to restart play and at the lack of progress City are making at unlocking the Spurs defence. Guardiola watches on from the edge of his dugout but doesn’t look overly concerned at the minute.

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Gundogan hits the post

Gundogan is set up by Sterling but he clips the post

City fans are getting behind them now

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Better from City

Cancelo forces a save from Lloris but it wouldn’t have counted, flag was up

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Kane has been good so far

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Cancelo goes close

Cancelo weaves through the Spurs defense and goes for a curler but Lloris can watch it sail just wide

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Visitors defending well

Tottenham have defended really well so far, not letting City have any space in their final third. The Blues are chipping away as they try to work their way back into the game but the visitors are holding firm so far.

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Bernardo wide

From the corner Bernardo slices a volley wide of the mark

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City corner

Another City corner

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Sessegnon goes wide

Sessegnon slices wide after an Emerson cross

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City trying to calm it down

Man City just getting a bit more of the ball now but Spurs are frustrating the hosts

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Sloppy in possession

City have been sloppy in possession early on and Spurs look dangerous on the counter

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Kane plays key role in goal

Kane showing exactly why City wanted him – far more to his game than his goals – he is excellent at dropping deep and playing those killer passes round the corner.

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City were expecting offside flag

This makes things interesting as Kane and Son combine in devastating fashion again. City look a little startled by what has just happened – they were expecting offside but Dias was playing Son on. So used to taking the lead in the Premier League, this is a real test now.

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City corner

Man City looking for an instant response

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Goal Spurs

Tottenham take the lead.

Son breaks the offside trap and lays it off to Kulusevski to tap home. Not the start we wanted

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City cross over hit

Cancelo tries to find Sterling but it is overhit

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Son caught offside

Spurs try a ball down the line but Son is caught offside

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Bernardo starts in the advanced role

Bernardo has started in the most advanced position for City but expect De Bruyne, Sterling and others to join him at every opportunity as City push five up front when they attack. Ryan Sessegnon can expect his work cut out against Sterling tonight.

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KICK OFF

We are underway at the Etihad, Spurs to kick us off

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Teams on their way out

Both sides are on their way out at the Etihad Stadium

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Will this man keep up his good form?

Raheem Sterling has been on fire in recent matches.

He will be hoping to keep his good form going today.

Raheem Sterling of Manchester City arrives at the stadium (Image: 2022 Manchester City FC)

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Guardiola on Mahrez and Stones changes

Speaking on Sky Sports:

I try to move, the guys who were playing Portugal, it’s not easy to drop John, Riyad, what a player because they were fantastic.

17:13 Simon Bajkowski

City victory would be a good omen

Every year City have beaten Spurs at home under Guardiola they’ve won the league, and every year they haven’t they haven’t.

For the more superstitious City fans out there, it will be seen as a good omen if the Blues get three points tonight.

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