Tottenham versus Manchester City preview: 5 keys to watch

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LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 26: Raheem Sterling of Manchester City and Erik Lamela of Tottenham Hotspur compete for the ball during the Barclays Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City at White Hart Lane on September 26, 2015 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Tom Dulat/Getty Images) /

Tottenham and Manchester City meet Sunday in the Premier League’s “other” battle of top four clubs. Here are five keys to watch.

Most Premier League weekends, a contest between two top four clubs would have top-billing. Not this weekend though. The match-up between Tottenham and Manchester City rests in the shadows of the Arsenal-Leicester City clash.

Despite the difference in media attention, the match-up at the Etihad holds at least as much intrigue as the Emirates encounter. City has much to prove after their disastrous defeat to Leicester last week while Tottenham will look to continue their stealthy movement up the Premier League table.

The clash could be considered a must-win for the title hopes of either club. That should to lead to quite a bit of end-to-end action with both teams going for the full three points.

With so much at stake, you can bet that both Mauricio Pochettino and Manuel Pellegrini will be fielding the strongest lineups they can. That should lead to some interesting match-ups on both ends of the pitch.

Read on to find out what five keys will determine the winner of this important top four clash.

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