Live online English Premier League match Tottenham Hotspurs Vs Manchester City
The English Premier League kicks off this Saturday with Manchester City taking on Tottenham Hotspurs at White Hart Lane in London.
Gareth Bale will line-up for Tottenham after overcoming the bruised leg that forced him to sit out Wales’ midweek international with Luxembourg.
David Bentley and Jamie O’Hara are missing and Jonathan Woodgate is no closer to a first-team return.
Manchester City are poised to give debuts to their big-money summer signings Yaya Toure, David Silva, Jerome Boateng and Aleksandar Kolarov.
Shay Given is expected to be City’s number one ahead of Joe Hart.
Manchester City will be casting envious glances at Tottenham when the Londoners take on Young Boys of Bern on Tuesday night in the first leg of their Champions League qualifying tie.
| Man City boss Roberto Mancini |
City’s answer to narrowly missing out on the coveted fourth and final Champions League place to Spurs has been simple. They have spent, and spent big: signing four players at a cost of £75m, with James Milner and Mario Balotelli set to follow.
Expectations are sky high for City this season and unless the Premier League is under the shade of a blue moon come May, and their trophy cabinet is dusted down for the first time for 34 years, manager Roberto Mancini will be anxiously fearing for his future.
In contrast, Tottenham have had a quiet summer and signed just one player, Brazilian midfielder Sandro, which is remarkable by the standards of arch wheeler-dealer Harry Redknapp.
Their win over Liverpool on the first day of last season laid down a marker to the rest of the league. A repeat against City, in what is set to be a mouth-watering curtain raiser to the season, and Harry’s boys will look a good bet to go fourth once again.