Pep prepares for rival's same tactics

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.

- JOE BRAY

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 tomorrow. 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.