Manchester City's Title Hopes Hinge on Tottenham Hotspur Clash

Manchester City will face Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday in a crucial Premier League match. City currently sits one point behind Arsenal in the standings, but with two games remaining, they have the opportunity to take the lead. A win would put City in control of their destiny in their quest for a record fourth consecutive league title. However, a loss would leave them trailing Arsenal entering the final day. A draw would give Arsenal the edge only on their goal differential, which is three better than City's.

Tottenham has proven to be a difficult opponent for City in recent years, earning four victories and a draw over the teams' last seven league meetings. This includes three losses in three trips to Tottenham for Pep Guardiola's side. Guardiola believes that Tottenham's current team, under manager Ange Postecoglou, might be the best of those he has faced.

City is in their best form of the season, having won seven consecutive league matches while outscoring opponents 28-5 in those games. Erling Haaland has been a key contributor, scoring seven of his league-leading 25 goals over that stretch.

Tottenham, on the other hand, has struggled recently, losing four in a row before last weekend's narrow 2-1 victory over Burnley. They will be without several key players due to injury, including Richarlison and Timo Werner. Heung-Min Son has also been less effective in recent weeks, scoring only two of his team-leading 17 goals in the last seven matches.

The match will be played at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, where some fans might be conflicted in their support. While they want their team to win, a Tottenham victory would also help their rivals, Arsenal, in the title race. Manager Ange Postecoglou has expressed his disapproval of this sentiment, stating that he does not understand how someone could want their own team to lose.