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Speaking on talkSPORT, former England international Stuart Pearce has revealed Tottenham have the talent to “hurt” Manchester City in their clash on Saturday.
What did he say?
Mauricio Pochettino’s side got off to a great start in the Premier League after beating newly-promoted Aston Villa 3-1 at home. However, they face a tough task in just their second game of the season when they take on reigning title holders City.
Despite seeing Pep Guardiola’s side demolish West Ham 5-0, Pearce believes Spurs have all the right tools to cause City major problems at the Etihad.
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He said: “I think Tottenham will be expected to do more than to just ‘be patient’. They’ll be going there with more than just an expectation of a mid-table team just to shut up shop.
“Listen, they got to the Champions League final last year! So there’s no reason why they can’t rival them. They are expected to rival Man City and Liverpool this season and improve on what they did last year. And they’ve got enough talent – Eriksen is immense – in their ranks to hurt Man City, there’s no doubt about that.”
Will it be enough?
Despite clinching victory in their opening fixture, it was anything but smooth sailing for Spurs. The north London side were trailing for a large portion of the game, and needed touches of inspiration from Tanguy Ndombele and Eriksen to turn things around. Pochettino’s side certainly have the attacking weapons to cause City trouble, but the real defining question will be whether they can keep things tight at the back.
Guardiola’s men appeared to be firing on all cylinders against West Ham, and Raheem Sterling’s hat-trick was very ominous indeed. Despite the injury to Leroy Sane, City possess so much quality in the final third that it will be an incredibly difficult task for Spurs to try and keep them out. But, with it being so early on in the season, perhaps Pochettino and his team can spring a surprise in Manchester.
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