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Tottenham Hotspur vs. Manchester City: Combined XI ahead of EPL showdown

By Craig Pearson

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 14: Sergio Aguero of Manchester City (R) celebrates with team mate Raheem Sterling as he scores their second goal from a penalty during the UEFA Champions League match between Manchester City FC and VfL Borussia Moenchengladbach at Etihad Stadium on September 14, 2016 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 14: Sergio Aguero of Manchester City (R) celebrates with team mate Raheem Sterling as he scores their second goal from a penalty during the UEFA Champions League match between Manchester City FC and VfL Borussia Moenchengladbach at Etihad Stadium on September 14, 2016 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images) /
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Manchester City’s Argentinian striker Sergio Aguero celerbates scoring the opening goal during the English Premier League football match between Swansea City and Manchester City at The Liberty Stadium in Swansea, south Wales on September 24, 2016. / AFP / Adrian DENNIS / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or ‘live’ services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images)
Manchester City’s Argentinian striker Sergio Aguero celerbates scoring the opening goal during the English Premier League football match between Swansea City and Manchester City at The Liberty Stadium in Swansea, south Wales on September 24, 2016. / AFP / Adrian DENNIS / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or ‘live’ services. Online in-match use limited to 75 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images) /

Striker

It’s glaringly obvious who the striker is going to be. Even if Harry Kane was fit, Sergio Aguero would be the striker. The only question would be whether you change formation to get them both into the team, but that’s a moot point now.

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Aguero has been fantastic already this season. Just when you thought the Argentine, already one of the very best strikers in the world, couldn’t get any better, along comes Guardiola. The City boss is trying to push Aguero to be even better and so far he has responded, netting five goals in four Premier League games.

He’s got six goals in the Champions League already in just three games. Staggering early-season form. Aguero has the best goals-per-minute ratio in Premier League history and it was a no-brainer to field him in our combined XI.

Here is the final XI complete with SAS in attack:

Tottenham-Man City - Football tactics and formations
Tottenham-Man City - Football tactics and formations /

There’s quite a few players who quite easily could have made the XI, but competition was fierce. It was the league’s best attack and the league’s best defense joining forces, and in the end, that’s how the team played out.

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City barely came out on top 6-5, but it could easily swing in Spurs’ favor with just one change. What this XI does show you is just how competitive Sunday’s game should be. Must-see TV, courtesy of the Premier League.

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