Jamie Redknapp predicts Tottenham v Manchester City result

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Tottenham Hotspur host Manchester City at White Hart Lane on Sunday.

Former player Jamie Redknapp is predicting that Totenham Hotspur and Manchester City play out an entertaining 2-2 draw when the two meet at White Hart Lane this weekend, Sky Sports report.

City head in to their encounter with Spurs boasting a 100% record in the Premier League, winning all six of their league matches under Pep Guardiola including a 2-1 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford.

Mauricio Pochettino’s men are also unbeaten in the league, having won four and drawn two of their six, and they go in to the match coming off the back of an impressive 1-0 Champions League win over CSKA Moscow.

Harry Kane and Kevin De Bruyne are the two big absentees from both sides, yet the duo still have plenty of firepower left and Redknapp feels the midfield battle will be key to deciding the game.

Writing in his column for Sky Sports, Redknapp predicts an entertaining 2-2 draw.

“I think the key battle here will be in the centre of the park. If the visitors come out on top in that area, they have a top players ahead of them, with David Silva, Raheem Sterling and Sergio Aguero ready to do some damage,” the former midfielder explained.

“However, there’s some formidable opposition in that Tottenham midfield and, as someone who played in that position, I’m really looking forward to seeing how it pans out.”

“Ultimately, I can see this ending up 2-2 – both sides have lots of attacking quality.”

With four points separating the top two, some argue a victory for City could make it extremely difficult for Spurs to win the Premier League title even at this early stage of the season.

Pep Guardiola has enjoyed a terrific start to life at the Etihad Stadium, and it is evident from the performance of Fernandinho and Raheem Sterling that the players have quickly taken to his ideas.

Tottenham were not at their best in their last big home match against Liverpool, and they will need to perform much better if they are to become the first side to defeat Guardiola’s City in a competitive game.