If you did not know any better, you might think Pep Guardiola is deliberately trying to make life difficult for himself.
Or perhaps there is a seven-year itch-style thing going on, despite him having renewed his vows to Manchester City a couple of months ago. Maybe he is just trying to spice up the marriage, stop it going a little stale.
When his team last met Spurs just over a fortnight ago, Guardiola celebrated a rousing comeback - 2-0 down, 4-2 up - with a scattergun verbal attack on all and sundry. Players, fans, staff, the lot. All complacent.
