It's Man City v Tottenham, live on talkSPORT on 24 November and there are a few injury worries for Andre Villas-Boas' men.
Christian Eriksen
Tottenham's £11m summer signing will be missing for around four weeks and either Lewis Holtby, Erik Lamela and Gylfi Sigurdsson could step into the role of provider for striker Roberto Soldado. Eriksen limped out of Denmark's friendly against Norway, but there was no sign of ruptured ligaments as was first feared and the December onslaught of Premier League fixtures is when fans can expect to see him back.
Danny Rose
There is hope that Rose could be fit again for the trip to Manchester, but his long spell on the sidelines means Jan Vertonghen may be asked to fill in at left-back for a final time. Vertonghen has sacrificed his preferred centre-back role in order to cover for Rose, who last played against Tromso on 19 September following an ankle injury suffered in the Europa League encounter.
Nacer Chadli
It's a good job Aaron Lennon is fit again and Erik Lamela has gained confidence from his showing against Sheriff in the Europa League because Chadli's hamstring is keeping him out. The winger lasted 10 minutes when he replaced Christian Eriksen in the Capital One Cup win against Hull in October, but was then taken off after injuring himself.
Emmanuel Adebayor
His presence may have actually come in handy at the Etihad, even if AVB was never likely to play him ahead of Soldado or as part of a two-man strike force if fit anyway. Tottenham's expensive mistake suffered an injury in October when he was expected to make his first appearance of the season against Hull in the Capital One Cup and there is no news on a return at the moment. The Tottenham kids – who he has been made to train with – will have to make do without the Togo international for the time being.
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