LIVE: Tottenham vs Man City - £100m man Jack Grealish STARTS season opener for the champions, with Kevin De Bruyne on the bench... but there's no Harry Kane as wantaway striker is left out
- Tottenham host Manchester City in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon
- This fixture has the added spice of City's continued pursuit of Spurs' Harry Kane
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The standout fixture on the opening weekend of the Premier League season is the final one as Tottenham entertain champions Manchester City.
This fixture is often an enthralling spectacle and there is the added spice to this encounter owing to City's continued pursuit of Tottenham talisman Harry Kane.
Follow Sportsmail's KIERAN LYNCH for live EPL coverage of Tottenham vs Manchester City, including build-up, team news and updates. Kick-off is at 4.30pm.
It's only the first weekend of the new season so though City's likely main title rivals Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool all got off to flying starts on Saturday.
It's a big test for Pep Guardiola's side in their opening fixture at a ground they haven't had a great record at.
But a great chance to put that behind them today and get their own season off to the best start possible.
The last time these two sides met there was a trophy involved! As Manchester City claimed the Carabao Cup with a 1-0 victory thanks to a late Aymeric Laporte goal.
Tottenham did though take victory at home against the eventual champions last season back in October, thanks to goals from Son Heung-Min and Giovani Lo Celso.
Manchester City in fact have lost their last three away games at Spurs so will be looking to change that record today.
Manchester City claimed the Carabao Cup the last time these two sides met
Jack Grealish is set to make his debut while Raheem Sterling also starts
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Tottenham have a stern test against the champions
Riyad Mahrez does his last-minute preparations ahead of City's opener
Harry Kane was not involved in Tottenham's Premier League opener against Manchester City.
The England captain, who wants to join City this summer, only had two training sessions with the first team following his late return from holiday.
And it was decided he was not fit enough to even take a place on the bench and did not travel to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Tanguy Ndombele was also left out for Spurs, who named an unchanged side from the one that started the final friendly against Arsenal last week.
Jack Grealish makes his full debut for City following his £100million move from Aston Villa, while Kevin De Bruyne was named on the bench.
Referee: Anthony Taylor (Cheshire)
Manchester City: Ederson, Joao Cancelo, Dias, Ake, Mendy, Grealish, Fernandinho, Gundogan, Mahrez, Torres, Sterling.
Subs: Walker, Stones, Gabriel Jesus, Zinchenko, Steffen, Laporte, Rodri, De Bruyne, Silva.
Tottenham Hotspur: Lloris, Tanganga, Sanchez, Dier, Reguilon, Skipp, Hojbjerg, Bergwijn, Alli, Lucas Moura, Son.
Subs: Doherty, Romero, Winks, Gil Salvatierra, Sissoko, Lo Celso, Gollini, Davies, Scarlett.
How are we? Pleased that the Premier League is back?
The opening weekend of the 2021-22 season has delivered so far and we should be in for a treat with the final game of it as defending champions Manchester City travel to Tottenham.
Follow all the build-up and action as it happens with myself Kieran Lynch as it happens. Kick-off is at 4.30pm.
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