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.

Obviously a home victory against a newly promoted side is not exactly a guarantee of future dominance, but given how difficult everything was for Tottenham Hotspur last season, the opening weekend was refreshingly convincing.

Tottenham will be looking to win their first two matches in a season for the first time since 2021, and City may not be as feared as one would assume as Spurs’ recent record against the Citizens is quite good. Tottenham is 6-2-4 against City in their last 12 meetings.