Saturday's lunchtime kick off welcome's Spurs to the Etihad Stadium. City sit in second place,five points behind leaders Chelsea while Spurs are in sixth after only one win in their last six games. Aguero has an excellent record against Tottenham, having scored five goals in City’s last six meetings against them.

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City don't expect Nasri to be back until early December after he underwent surgery on a groin problem. Fernandinho is 50-50 for the game and could be saved for the Champions League tie with CSKA Moscow.

Tottenham's goalkeeper Hugo Lloris will be given every opportunity to prove his fitness ahead of their trip tor City after being forced out of France duty with a thigh injury. elgium midfielder Nacer Chadli (hip) will also be given a chance to prove his fitness, while striker Emmanuel Adebayor and Nabil Bentaleb will be assessed on their returns from international duty on Friday. Defenders Kyle Naughton (ankle) and Kyle Walker (abdominal surgery) remain out.

Stats

City have won six of their last seven Premier League meetings with Tottenham Hotspur.

Tottenham have secured 20 wins against Manchester City in the Premier League; only against Everton (20) have they won as many.

The last six Premier League games between Man City and Spurs have produced 30 goals (five per game on average), with City scoring 22 of these goals.

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