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Manchester City Vs. Tottenham Hotspur, 2012 Premier League: Lineups

Well, what a Super Sunday this should turn out to be! There are no real surprises in the lineups -- the Toure brothers are missing due to the Africa Cup of Nations, while Emmanuel Adebayor can't play for Spurs due to his loan from City. Here are your lineups:

Manchester City Starting XI (4-2-3-1): Joe Hart; Micah Richards, Stefan Savic, Joleon Lescott, Gael Clichy; James Milner, Gareth Barry; Sergio Aguero, David Silva, Samir Nasri; Edin Dzeko

Manchester City Bench: Costel Pantilimon, Pablo Zabaleta, Aleksandar Kolarov, Nedum Onuoha, Nigel De Jong, Adam Johnson, Mario Balotelli

Tottenham Hotspur Starting XI (4-4-1-1) Brad Friedel; Kyle Walker, Younes Kaboul, Ledley King, Benoit Assou-Ekotto; Aaron Lennon, Luka Modric, Scott Parker, Gareth Bale; Rafael Van der Vaart; Jermain Defoe.

Spurs Bench: Carlo Cudicini, Sebastien Bassong, Michael Dawson, Niko Kranjcar, Jake Livermore, Steven Pienaar, Roman Pavlyuchenko.

Game Date/Time: Sunday, January 22, 8:30 AM ET, 1:30 PM local

Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England

TV: Fox Soccer Channel (USA, English), Fox Deportes (USA, Spanish), SkySports 1 (UK), Sportsnet World (Canada)

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