Guardiola predicts fireworks
PREMIER LEAGUE City manager says fans will relish the contest when they visit high-pressing Spurs
After a ding-dong 3-3 draw with Celtic in the Champions League, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola anticipates another breathless encounter in this weekend's Premier League showdown with Tottenham Hotspur.
With six wins from six matches, City are the league leaders and early title favourites, but Tottenham, four points back in second place, are enjoying their best start to a top-flight campaign since 1965. Guardiola and his Spurs counterpart Mauricio Pochettino employ an aggressive, high-pressing style and the City manager thinks the fans at White Hart Lane on Sunday could be in for a treat. “What I like is teams who are active and you see that when they play, they want the ball,” said Guardiola. “They want to keep it and they are so aggressive without the ball. I like to see that and Liverpool and Tottenham are both teams in that way. “I think it’s fantastic what happened in Glasgow. One attacked, then the other did, it was 3-3 and the fans enjoyed it and the people here watching did too. The fans for Man City were disappointed because they didn't win, but were happy with what they saw. They saw until the last moment they tried to win. “That is what I am after. Until the last minute, try to win the games, it doesn't matter what happened. At the end I went to the locker room and the players were tired. They were exhausted. So much so that they couldn't talk and that is what I want from my players.”
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