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Courage is KEY to beating a Pep Guardiola side - says Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino says experience has taught him the key to beating Pep Guardiola's teams is courage.

Spurs face Manchester City on Sunday in a clash of first against second in the Premier League, with City sitting four points clear at the top after winning all six of their games so far.

Pochettino, however, knows what it takes to get the better of Guardiola.

In 2009, the Argentinian took over an Espanyol side in the relegation zone and five points from safety but, in his first game, they ground out a 0-0 draw against Guardiola's Barcelona in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals.