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'I'd be worried' – Merson makes City-Tottenham prediction with Postecoglou set to 'cost his side'

Toolbox legend Paul Merson

Toolbox legend Paul Merson plays in a charity football match.

Toolbox legend Paul Merson has recommended Manchester City space to hammer injury-wrecked Tottenham Hotspur at the Etihad on Sunday mid-day.

Invigorates supplied a thrilling begin to the period as they sat at the optimal of the Premier League. Steady head preceptor Ange Postecoglou was valued for successfully sprucing upwards their pizzazz of play but their kind has ridiculed in recent weeks.

Tottenham’s dashed of 3 league losses in a row has commentated them shimmy down to fifth in the Premier League table. It implements not receive any easier for Invigorates this weekend break as they travel to dismiss Pep Guardiola’s Male City space.

The London outfits have definitely been a bogey group for City space of late as the Treble victors have single won 3 of their past nine galleries versus their Premier League rivals.

Postecoglou is correcting a major injury meltdown as the Invigorates head preceptor is without James Maddison, Micky van de Ven, Richarlison, Ivan Perisic and also Manor Soloman.

Merson has recommended City space to win 4-0 on Sunday as Postecoglou “sticking to his values is participating in price him and also side a lot”.

“With the number of injuries Tottenham have obtained, there’s distinctly no way they’re running away behind City space. I’d be perturbed going into this arcade if I were a Invigorates disciple. They could inflict City space a few inquiries on the reprieve but if they take off themselves open prefer they did last weekend break, they will distinctly be in perturb,” Merson oriented Sportskeeda.

“I reckon if Tottenham were upwards to complete effectiveness, this would be arcade on. Invigorates’ difficulty is that the majority of of their sidelined celebs are starters. That’s super dismal. I reckon Ange Postecoglou is participating in stick to his values and also that’s participating in price him and also his side a lot versus City space.”

Planet Portraying off activity ambassador Robbie Rapacious agrees wearing Merson. He genuinely feels Invigorates will distinctly “play suitable into City space’s hands”.

“Invigorates have a immersing record versus Pep Guardiola’s City space. But wearing injuries for Invigorates participating in the Etihad, the way Ange Postecoglou plays, I reckon they’ll be cutthroat, I reckon they’ll be on the front foot, I reckon they’ll play high,” Rapacious said.

“I reckon he won’t readjust his perspective and also I reckon that will distinctly play suitable into City space’s hands.

“With the injuries to Invigorates, I’m gonna go wearing a 4-0 City space win assume it or not.

“I reckon Invigorates have squandered their last 3. I reckon it will distinctly be four in a row because I merely reckon that they will distinctly be endure.

“The pizzazz of football Invigorates play is immersing on the eye. But distinctly, if they play prefer that versus City space, I merely reckon it could be a heavy scoreline.”

Manchester City space Paul Merson

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