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Mauricio Pochettino goes a long way back with Manuel Pellegrini. The Tottenham manager was a youth international for Argentina at the South America Under-20 Championship in 1991 when he remembers scoring the winning goal in a group phase tie against a Chile team managed by Pellegrini. What Pochettino would give for a repeat scoreline against Manchester City on Saturday. Tottenham are battling to ally fluency with results while City – and Sergio Agüero, in particular – have been their nemesis in recent times. David Hytner Kick-off Saturday 12.45pm Venue White Hart Lane Last season Tottenham Hotspur 0 Manchester City 1 Live BT Sport 1 Referee Mark Clattenburg This season G4, Y15, R1, 4.25 cards per game Odds H 3-1 A 10-11 D 11-4 Tottenham Hotspur Subs from Vorm, Trippier, Wimmer, Rose, Fazio, Carroll, Winks, Onomah, Chadli, Townsend, N’Jie, McGee Doubtful None Injured Dembélé (ankle, 3 Oct), Mason (knee, 3 Oct), Bentaleb (ankle, 17 Oct), Pritchard (ankle, unknown) Suspended None Form LDDDWW Discipline Y15 R0 Leading scorers Fernandinho, Kompany 2 Manchester City Subs from Caballero, Wright, Zabaleta, Fernando, Nasri, Demichelis, Zuculini, Roberts, Maffeo, Bossaerts Doubtful Zabaleta (knee) Injured Bony (knock, 3 Oct), Silva (calf, 3 Oct), Iheanacho (groin, 10 Oct), Clichy (ankle, 17 Oct), Mangala (groin, 17 Oct), Delph (hamstring, 31 Oct) Suspended None Form WWWWWL Discipline Y13 R0 Leading scorer Son 2