Tottenham vs Manchester City: Picking a Combined XI Before Premier League Conflict

Tottenham host Manchester City in a mouthwatering Premier League conflict this weekend, as Jose Mourinho prepares to pit his wits in opposition to outmoded adversary Pep Guardiola.

The pair's rivalry dates aid to their days at Staunch Madrid and Barcelona, and even although the temperature has been changed into down on their once fractious relationship, both men will be wanting to create full bragging rights attain full time.

Mourinho's Spurs absorb the chance to trip top of the desk with a expend, whereas Guardiola's City are uncharacteristically on the underside of the discontinuance ten - notching correct 12 sides from their opening seven games to creep Tottenham by 5.

Both groups absorb accidents to take care of, but that hasn't stopped 90min from selecting the most traditional imaginable mixed XI - accidents permitting - imaginable.

2. Midfielders