Manchester City find themselves in the middle of their toughest early season schedule for quite some time, and that's a good thing.
City have made an impressive start to the campaign, taking 14 points from their opening six Premier League outings without suffering defeat. Those points weren't handed to them either; often tricky trips to West Ham and Newcastle were negotiated, and they had to fight back from two goals down to beat a Crystal Palace side that caused them plenty of issues last season.
Now though things arguably get even tougher; after their 4-0 Champions League victory in Seville Pep Guardiola's side will host Tottenham at the Etihad Stadium, a team that beat City both home and away in 2021/22. Some City fans — and defenders — still see Son Heung-min and Harry Kane in their nightmares, such was the way their clinical finishing and counter-attacking threat hurt City in a 3-2 defeat back in February.
