Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur live stream, Saturday 19 February, 5.30pm GMT
Manchester City will be looking to tighten their grip on top spot in the Premier League when they face Tottenham Hotspur in the late kick-off on Saturday.
Pep Guardiola’s side will head into this encounter full of confidence after their remarkable 5-0 thrashing of Sporting CP in midweek. Few expected City to slip up in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 clash with the Portuguese outfit, but even fewer envisaged the Premier League leaders storming into a 4-0 lead before half-time.
City are the favourites to win the Champions League this term, although that was also the case last season when Guardiola’s team slipped up in the final. The Premier League title is almost certainly heading back to the Etihad Stadium, though, with City holding a nine-point advantage over Liverpool going into the weekend.
The mood in the Tottenham camp is not so positive right now. Spurs have lost two games on the bounce in the Premier League, going down at home to Southampton and Wolves in the space of a few days.
Antonio Conte is visibly frustrated and although Spurs still have games in hand on the teams above them, their top-four hopes are fading. A big performance will be required if the north Londoners are to take anything home with them from the Etihad.
Manchester City will have to make do without Cole Palmer, Gabriel Jesus, Zack Steffen and Benjamin Mendy on Saturday. Jack Grealish is a doubt but could be included in the matchday squad if he is deemed fit enough in the run-up to kick-off.
Tottenham will be unable to call upon the services of Japhet Tanganga for their trip to Manchester, but Eric Dier and Oliver Skipp are fighting to be fit. Emerson Royal and Sergio Reguilon could replace Matt Doherty and Ryan Sessegnon at wing-back.
Kick-off is at 5.30pm GMT on Saturday 19 February, and UK viewers can watch live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League. See below for international broadcast options.
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UK TV rights
How to watch Premier League live streams for UK subscribers
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US TV rights
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Canada TV rights
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