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.

Manchester City take on Tottenham Hotspur this weekend as they embark on their first home game of the brand new 2025/26 Premier League season.Pep Guardiola’s men started the campaign away at

Yet Spurs’ stubborn resistance against PSG hinted at a new-found steel and a comfort with the underdog tag. Captain Cristian Romero’s new contract has been the only bright spot amid a failed move for Crystal Palace’s Eberechi Eze that has prompted an existential transfer crisis.