Pochettino should give these 3 Tottenham players a chance against Man City

Ben Davies

Alternatively, Pochettino could call upon Welsh international Ben Davies to occupy the third centre-back position.

The 23-year-old is another who has struggled for minutes on the pitch this season – in fact, he’s only spent 344 minutes on the pitch in the Premier League thus far.

Nonetheless, Davies played as part of a back three for Wales in last summer’s European Championships, which was a defence praised by many for its solidarity and understanding of each other’s roles in the system.

And, with it unlikely that Davies is going to get ahead of Danny Rose in the left-back pecking order, Pochettino may use the Welshman in his back three on Saturday.