Without Haaland, this is the lineup for Man City vs Tottenham in the FA Cup

Undoubtedly one of the most interesting matches this week is the one between Tottenham and Manchester City this Friday in London. They are two of the best teams in England and have had good performances this season: Spurs have improved their performances from previous years and are close to the top of the Premier League standings, while the Citizens are aiming to repeat last year's Treble.

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As chance would have it, the two teams will meet in an early stage of the FA Cup. In their debut in the tournament, Pep Guardiola's team easily beat Huddersfield 5-0 at the Ettihad Stadium, while Ange Postecoglou's side had to work hard to beat Burnley 1-0. They will now face an interesting duel in the round of 32.

For Manchester City it will be a challenge to play again without Erling Haaland, their biggest star. He has been absent since the beginning of December, when he suffered a foot injury that still prevents him from playing. Reports indicate that his return is not far off and, in fact, he has already started training with his teammates. But he is not yet ready to play an official match.

Coach Pep Guardiola chose this starting lineup: Stefan Ortega Moreno; Kyle Walker, Ruben Dias, Nathan Ake, Josko Gvardiol; Rodri, Mateo Kovacic, Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden, Oscar Bobb, Julian Alvarez. The substitutes will be Ederson, John Stones, Jack Grealish, Jeremy Doku, Kevin De Bruyne, Sergio Gomez, Mattheus Nunes, Mahamadou Susoho and Rico Lewis.

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For them it is a key match

Although Tottenham's performances have been satisfactory this season, they are 8 points behind Liverpool in the Premier League standings and can hardly compete with them. That is why the FA Cup may be their only hope of winning a title this season. But for that they will have to beat Manchester City this Friday. Coach Ange Postecoglou chose this XI: Guglielmo Vicario; Pedro Porro, Cristian Romero, Micky Van de Ven, Destiny Udogie; Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Rodrigo Bentancur; Dejan Kulusevski, Brennan Johnson, Ricarlison, Timo Werner.