Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur: Key stats and talking points
Jordan Butler
BBC Sport journalist
Manchester City have made their best start to a Premier League campaign for six years and now face a Tottenham side that also took maximum points on the opening weekend.
City have picked up just one win from their past four home matches against Spurs but Pep Guardiolaâs table-toppers were impressive in their 4-0 win at Wolves last weekend.
Tijjani Reijnders stole the show at Molineux with a midfielder masterclass and became only the second player to score and assist on Premier League debut for City after Sergio Aguero.
Cityâs defensive high line also caught the eye and they limited the home side to three shots on target and an expected goals total of 0.56. Guardiolaâs men have kept seven clean sheets since April â the most of any side â and have faced the fewest shots per game of any top-flight side in that time.
Erling Haaland pitched in with two goals and heâs now scored on the Premier Leagueâs opening weekend in all four of his seasons at City. He has amassed 48 goals in 48 home league appearances for the club but only one of those has come against Spurs at the Etihad.
Tottenham head coach Thomas Frank has made an encouraging start to life in north London with a 3-0 home win over promoted Burnley in his first Premier League game in charge.
Frank has switched to a more direct style of play, with 57% more crosses into the box and 36% more successful long passes compared to last seasonâs Premier League average under Ange Postecoglou. Going longer at times on Saturday might prove fruitful, particularly if City persist with their extremely high back line.
The Dane led his former side Brentford to a 2-1 victory at the Etihad in November 2022 and could become just the third manager to defeat Pep Guardiola in an away league match with two different clubs. Jose Mourinho was the first with Real Madrid in 2012 and Manchester United six years later and he was followed by Antonio Conte at Chelsea in 2016 and Spurs in 2022.
Itâs no secret that Tottenham are in the market for another attacking midfielder to replace the injured James Maddison, with failed bids for Morgan Gibbs-White and Eberechi Eze widely publicised. However, £55m new boy Mohammed Kudus offered plenty of creative spark with five chances and two assists â no other Premier League player provided more last weekend.
Goals should at least be a guarantee on Saturday. The last four top-flight meetings between these sides at the Etihad have produced 21, with City scoring nine and Spurs 12.
From Aldi to Man City
Man City v Tottenham (12:30 BST)
Shamoon Hafez
BBC Sport football news reporter at Etihad Stadium
It's a crisp day at Etihad Stadium, overcast and dry meaning it's perfect for a game of lunchtime football.
Manchester City are back at home following their impressive opening game thrashing of Wolves last Saturday.
Several players stood out, none more so than summer signing Tijjani Reijnders, who scored and provided an assist in the victory.
The Dutchman is the cover star of today's matchday programme and explains how he went from stacking shelves as a youngster to now wearing a City shirt.
"I didn't get a professional contract when I was 16-17. At one point, my mother came to me and said that I needed to get a job, I was working at a supermarket and I worked there for one year with my friends.
"I was talking to my family about that contrast and from that we concluded that the time at Aldi was very good for me. I have seen both sides of the coin.
"In the end, it was good for me to see life without football and now looking back, it's crazy to see how quickly things can go in life. Now I am here."