Two of the Premier League’s top teams go head-to-head at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium on Saturday, with Manchester City taking on Tottenham Hotspur. Both of these sides have designs on the domestic league title this season, and will be hoping to use this opportunity to fire a warning shot two weeks before a ball is finally kicked in anger.
Manchester City vs. Tottenham 2017 live stream: Time, TV channel, and how to watch International Champions Cup online
The Premier League giants clash in Tennessee on Saturday.
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City are sure to be buoyant heading into this match, having bounced back from a defeat to Manchester United by seeing off Real Madrid 4-1 in the second of their three International Champions Cup matches. Spurs have been on a rather different trajectory, suffering a 3-2 defeat to AS Roma after kicking off their ICC campaign with a very promising win over Paris Saint-Germain.
Manchester City fringe player to watch: Gabriel Jesus
Describing Gabriel Jesus as a fringe player isn’t entirely accurate: the 20-year-old scored seven goals in 10 appearances in his first season in the Premier League, and looks set to be a crucial part of Pep Guardiola’s team in the upcoming campaign. However, the fact remains that he’s still very young and equally inexperienced, and the Palmeiras man is only going to get better. There’s no doubting that he’s got what it takes to become one of the very best.
Tottenham Hotspur fringe player to watch: Harry Winks
Last season represented something of a breakthrough for 21-year-old Harry Winks, who made his first league appearance for Spurs, and went on to appear in over half of the club’s fixtures. However, he started all but three of his Premier League matches from the bench, and is still occupying the frustrating liminal space between first-team regular and perennial backup. He scored in Spurs’ recent defeat to Roma, and will be hoping to establish himself as the long-term replacement for the aging Mousa Dembélé.
Compared to other friendlies, is this worth my time?
It’s certainly not a bad one. Both of these sides have scored plenty of goals in pre-season so far, and the fact they’re both Premier League contenders adds to the intrigue. Watch out also for City’s new right-back Kyle Walker, who’s set to face his former club for the first time. 7/10.
Match date/time: Saturday, 6:05 p.m. ET, 5:05 p.m. local
Venue: Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tenn.
TV: ESPN2 (U.S. — English); TLN (Canada); Premier Sports (U.K.).
Online: WatchESPN (U.S. — English).
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