Manchester City’s Premier League campaign is set to resume this weekend.
Following the November international break, City will be welcoming Tottenham Hotspur to the Etihad Stadium for their latest league fixtures of the season.
Prior to the break, Pep Guardiola saw his side lose four games in a row for the first time ever.
With that in mind, the Blues will be desperate to secure a victory in their first opportunity to do so in an effort to get their season back on track.
Looking ahead to this big game against Ange Postecoglou’s side – who knocked City out of the Carabao Cup and kickstarted their poor run of form – let’s take a look at what Guardiola’s starting line-up could be.
Man City predicted starting XI vs Tottenham Hotspur
In goal, having started all of City’s league games so far this season, Ederson is likely to be one of the first names on the teamsheet and will be hoping to keep what would be the club’s third clean sheet of the campaign.
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At right-back, Guardiola could pick another player who has played a prominent role in the team this season in the shape of Rico Lewis to see if he’s up for the challenge of keeping Son Heung-min quiet.
On the left, Josko Gvardiol will likely be called upon again despite Nathan Ake returning to training recently and getting closer to full fitness.
For the two centre-back roles, Guardiola should be starting John Stones – who City paid £50m to sign back in 2016 – and Manuel Akanji with the duo back in training recently.
Moving into the midfield – with Mateo Kovacic out injured – Ilkay Gundogan will likely start and be someone Guardiola will now be relying on with the Croatian out of action.
Next to the German, Kevin De Bruyne could make his first start since recovering from an injury he picked up back in September.
For the final midfield position, Bernardo Silva – who got an early departure from international duty – will likely be fresh and ready to take on Spurs, making him an ideal starter for the Blues.
For the attack, Savinho will be desperate to finally grab his first goal for the club. Having delivered five assists in 15 appearances this season, the Brazilian will certainly provide a goal threat against Spurs.
Another very likely starter is Erling Haaland, who bagged four goals across the two games he played for Norway over the international break. With Spurs set to be without their centre-back pairing of Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero, this will be a game Haaland could have a big impact on in front of goal.
Finally, having dropped out of the England squad for the recent international break, Phil Foden should be well-rested and raring to go so he can help his side get over their poor run of form.