Come Saturday evening at the Etihad, Jose Mourinho knows how much of a daunting task awaits his Tottenham team as they prepare for kick-off against Manchester City.
Both teams' fortunes couldn't really be any different ahead of kick-off, with Pep Guardiola's side on a record-breaking 15-match winning run in all competitions against a Tottenham outfit low in confidence.
Spurs - who were taken to extra-time before falling to a 5-4 defeat a
t Everton in the FA Cup fifth round on Wednesday night - have won just three of their last 11 Premier League matches.