Pep Guardiola already knows exactly what Tottenham will do vs Man City

Pep Guardiola doesn't expect Tottenham to change their tactics against Manchester City despite their significant injury list, recalling his first meeting with Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou in a 2019 friendly with Yokohama F Marinos.

Guardiola has made his admiration for Postecoglou clear as the pair come face-to-face in the technical areas for the first time in a competitive game on Sunday. Their only previous meeting came in 2019, when City were in Japan for a friendly against sister club Yokohama, then managed by Postecoglou.

The City boss recalled how his pre-match preparations for that friendly opened his eyes to Postecoglou's approach, and he's since followed the Australian's progress at Celtic and now Tottenham. Describing Postecoglou as a manager who 'makes football a better place', Guardiola insists he doesn't expect Spurs to abandon their new attacking principles despite missing a number of key forwards through injuries.

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Spurs started the season brilliantly, but have lost James Maddison, Richarlison and Micky Van de Ven to injury, while Christian Romero is suspended. While form has tailed off a little, Guardiola remained impressed at how Postecoglou has his players continuing to play attacking football despite their absences.

"He's already there, in a short time, even the games they didn't win lately, I'm impressed how good things they do and chances they create," Guardiola said of his opposite number this week. "They are aggressive in all departments. He came here and you recognise perfectly his team.

"Every team plays for the desire