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Manchester City meet Tottenham in a match of the 26th round of the Premier League. "Citizens" are in great shape and it is no coincidence that they are such a serious favorite of the bookmakers for the three points on Saturday. In the last round, the champions defeated Norwich 4-0 as a guest, and could even win more significantly. Manchester City transferred its good form in the European tournaments, achieving success with 5: 0 against Sporting in a match of the Champions League. In fact, Pep Guardiola's players have secured a place in the quarter-finals and in the coming weeks will focus their efforts entirely on a good performance in the Premier League, where they are fighting Liverpool for gold medals.

In stark contrast, Tottenham is in extremely weak form. For the second time this season, the Spurs are in a series of three consecutive losses, and the probability of recording a fourth consecutive time is very high. The bad series began with a 2-0 loss to Chelsea at the end of January. After a one-week break in the Premier League, the club's fans expected a positive change in the behavior of their pets, but it did not happen, on the contrary.

Ten days ago, Tottenham lost to Southampton 3: 2, although at one point in the match they were leading 2: 1. Overall, however, the Saints came to a cleaner position and deserved more than three points. Last weekend, the Spurs' problems deepened in the 2-0 defeat by Wolverhampton. The statements of Antonio Conte after the three defeats suggest disappointment with the performance of his players and the emergence of some tension in the club. We are all aware that the Italian requires constant self-sacrifice and maximum self-sacrifice from his players, but in this respect the current team of Tottenham is definitely behind the champions in Inter and Chelsea.

All the prerequisites for a new disappointment of the guests on Saturday are there. In August, Tottenham managed to deceive Manchester City and beat it 1-0 in London, although it was totally outplayed, but since then a lot of time has passed and the mood in both clubs is completely opposite. As a host, Manchester City is very convincing and rarely concedes goals. The losses against Chelsea and Wolverhampton have shown that Tottenham have problems against well-organized teams and I find it hard to believe that they are capable of overcoming perhaps the best defense on the continent.