Tottenham will be without nine first-team players for Premier League trip to Man City

Tottenham will be without nine first-team stars for the Premier League trip to Manchester City on Sunday.

Rodrigo Bentancur is the latest name to join the list with the midfielder forced off in the defeat to Aston Villa last time out with a torn ankle ligament. He is set to be sidelined until the new year and joins the likes of Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven and James Maddison on the treatment table.

City will be favourites for Sunday's clash albeit Spurs have won five of the last eight meetings between the clubs. And boss Ange Postecoglu doesn't see the club's lengthy injury list as an excuse or a reason to alter his attacking brand of football.

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“It’s always a challenge playing against City or any team Pep manages. You love that, you relish that, that’s the arena you want to be in, measuring yourself against the very best,” Postecoglou said.

“Yeah, great if things were a bit smoother for us but it is what it is and I still think during this period for us, even last week, there were moments in the game when we played some fantastic football.

“We’ve got to crack on, we’ve got to get on with it. We can’t take our eyes off what we’re trying to achieve here. For me that’s always paramount to everything I do, every decision I make.

“Every time we put a team out there it’s about us becoming the team we want to become. Through that process there’s going to be some challenges, as there is now, some tough times and you just have to stay focused on what you’re trying to achieve.

“For me these are the important times because this will show what kind