On Wednesday night, Tottenham will host Manchester City at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the Carabao Cup. Spurs are trying to break their lengthy trophy drought, and Ange Postecoglou’s team could not have asked for a more difficult fourth-round draw.
The two teams will play one other again in the capital, this time in the Carabao Cup, after being drawn to play the Premier League winners in the fourth round of the FA Cup last season. Although City has had a lot of success in this competition in the past, Pep Guardiola might not be considering a trophy this time.
In September, the Spaniard acknowledged that his team will not “waste energy” on the competition this year and that Guardiola might give his youth players some playing time. Whichever team he chooses, Tottenham and Postecoglou must figure out a means to defeat their rivals.
In his pre-game press conference, the Australian stated, “City played on Saturday, so we’ve got to make sure the players we put out there tomorrow are able to compete physically with what’s going to be on the other side of the pitch from us.” “The good thing is just about the whole squad’s had some kind of football so that means whatever changes we make the players coming in are at a good physical level.”
It’s unclear how much Postecoglou will rotate against Guardiola’s squad, although Spurs have rotated in cup play thus far this season. What is Tottenham’s actual lineup for Wednesday night’s match versus Manchester City? The team that football london has predicted is listed below.
Ange Postecoglou leads his squad to victory and begins Guglielmo Vicario in goal, who is just as good as Fraser Forster was against AZ Alkmaar last week.
Pedro Porro, right-back: Will be hoping to have a significant influence against his old team.
Cristian Romero, centre-back: Without Son Heung-min, Cristian Romero will captain Tottenham against Manchester City.
Radu Dragusin, centre-back: This looks like a fantastic chance to start Radu Dragusin. The Dutchman might be the one to leave this time around, as Micky van de Ven played against AZ Alkmaar in place of Cristian Romero.
Left-back Djed Spence: Following his return to Tottenham training, Spence might start at left-back. After his standout performance at Coventry City in the previous round, Destiny Udogie could use a break, allowing his teammate to shine once more.
Guglielmo Vicario, Goalkeeper: Ange Postecoglou leads his squad to victory and starts Guglielmo Vicario in goal, who is just as good as Fraser Forster was against AZ Alkmaar last week.
