The 3 key battles as Manchester City take on Tottenham in the Premier League

Toby Alderweireld vs Sergio Aguero

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One of the Premier League’s best defenders against one of the Premier League’s best strikers, the battle between Toby Alderweireld and Sergio Aguero should be a fascinating one.

Spurs’ centre-back was arguably the best in the league last season, and played every one of their 38 league games last season in a backline which conceded just 35 goals, the joint-least alongside Manchester United.

However, without defensive partner Jan Vertonghen, it will be interesting to see how the Belgian international deals with Aguero who, as we all know, causes all defenders problems when he’s at his best.

The Argentine hasn’t quite been firing in recent weeks, but he has still scored 11 Premier League goals in just 15 appearances this term, yet you still sense that he’s not quite at his very best.

However, a battle against Alderweireld is likely to bring the best out of Aguero, as he’ll need to be at that level to get past the Tottenham defender this afternoon.

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