Manchester City endured a first home match of the season to forget as they saw their promising Premier League start extinguished by a 0-2 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday

It is perhaps unwise to make grand conclusions about any team two games into their season, but when Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur meet on Saturday, the teams will be telling a tale of two very different rebuilds.

Struggling to defend counter attacks. Caught out playing from the back. A lack of pace and intensity. Predictability on the ball. Those were the main themes which riddled City’s third-place finish in the Premier League last season and it came to the fore in their loss to Spurs.