Ah, Harry Kane wasn’t sent off, it was a member of Spurs’ backroom staff.
Another ludicrous penalty decision has given Newcastle an unlikely point at Spurs. Jose Mourinho walked down the tunnel in a funk before the game had even finished. I suspect his post-match interview will be the most entertaining thing on TV this week. I’d love to see his face when he finds out Harry Kane has been sent off after the final whistle.
Pre-match transfer news
It looks like Raheem Sterling will play as a false nine for Manchester City, who are without the injured Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus. Pep Guardiola also persists with having two holding midfielders, a variation of his traditional 4-1-2-3 formation. Either that or Fernandinho is playing with a back three. Pep hasn’t replied to my 48 WhatsApp messages so I can’t say for certain.
Daniel Amartey makes a rare start for Leicester, probably in a back three. Jonny Evans is also back from suspension and it looks like Harvey Barnes will support Jamie Vardy up front. We’ll soon find out.
Manchester City (possible 4-2-3-1) Ederson; Walker, Garcia, Ake, Mendy; Fernandinho, Rodri; Mahrez, De Bruyne, Foden; Sterling.
Substitutes: Steffen, Laporte, Zinchenko, Doyle, Palmer, Torres, Delap.
Leicester City (possible 3-3-2-2) Schmeichel; Amartey, Evans, Soyuncu; Castagne, Mendy, Justin; Praet, Tielemans; Vardy, Barnes.
Substitutes: Ward, Fuchs, Maddison, Albrighton, Choudhury, Iheanacho, Perez.
Referee Michael Oliver.
Hello. Manchester City are under investigation again, though this time it has nowt to do with FFP and Uefa. The current inquiry involves the whole football world looking at their early season performances for signs as to which City will turn up this season: the record-breaking monsters of 2017-19 or the soft-centred let-down that couldn’t take Liverpool’s heat last season.
The signs in their 3-1 win at Wolves on Monday were encouraging, especially in the first half, and today they have another good test against Leicester City at the Etihad. Leicester’s recovery from last season’s anti-climax has started with two comfortable wins over West Brom and Burnley. Those games, in truth, didn’t really tell us anything we don’t already know. We should learn a lot more today - about both teams.
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