Tottenham Hotspur have endured a fairly dire start to 2023.
The Lilywhites lost 2-0 against Aston Villa on New Year's Day before local rivals Arsenal inflicted the same scoreline upon Antonio Conte's side last weekend during a fiery North London Derby in N17. Spurs now sit fifth in the current Premier League standings, a whopping 14 points behind the Gunners, who lead second-placed Manchester City by eight points.
Next up for Conte's men is a trip to the Etihad Stadium to take on City, who they did the double over last season - including a last-gasp Harry Kane winner during the 3-2 win in Manchester. The England captain will be hoping Spurs can produce a similar result on Thursday evening and the north London outfit are boosted by the return to fitness of midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur, who has been sidelined since the World Cup.
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"Team news, like I said after the game against Arsenal, Rodrigo Bentancur trained with us," said Conte during his pre-match press conference. "He's available.
"He could be available for the game against City." With that being said, football.london takes a look at the full list of players that the Italian has at his disposal for the game against the reigning league champions.
List of available players:
Goalkeepers: Hugo Lloris, Fraser Forster.
Defenders: Cristian Romero, Clement Lenglet, Ben Davies, Eric Dier, Matt Doherty, Davinson Sanchez, Djed Spence, Japhet Tanganga, Emerson Royal.
Midfielders: Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Ivan Perisic, Pape Matar Sarr, Ryan Sessegnon, Oliver Skipp, Harvey White, Rodrigo Bentancur, Yves Bissouma.
Attackers: Bryan Gil, Harry Kane, Heung-min Son, Richarlison, Dejan Kulusevski.
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