Man City have three pundits in agreement ahead of Tottenham match despite 'level above' claim

A number of pundits have offered their predictions ahead of Man City vs Tottenham

Erling Haaland celebrates his second and Manchester City's third against Wolves

Manchester City will look to build on their opening weekend win away at Wolves when they welcome Tottenham Hotspur to the Etihad Stadium in their first home match of the Premier League campaign.

City were excellent last weekend as they ran out 4-0 winners at Molineux thanks to a brace from Erling Haaland and goals from new signings Tijjani Reijnders and Rayan Cherki.

They now take on Thomas Frank's side, who were also comfortable winners last weekend as they beat newly promoted Burnley 3-0 in North London.

A number of pundits have offered their predictions ahead of the game and we have rounded them up below.

Chris Sutton

The former Blackburn and Celtic forward told BBC Sport: "Manchester City really impressed me last week and everyone is rightly talking about Tijjani Reijnders.

"Statman Dave told me to get him into my fantasy team, I didn't take that advice and I should've done. He was brilliant against Wolves.

"I do think Tottenham will be a level above under Thomas Frank. It'll be interesting how they set up. They played a back three in the Super Cup final against Paris St-Germain.

"Cristian Romero has signed a new contract for Tottenham, that's a big deal. But how did they not get a deal for Eberechi Eze over the line? It had been going on for weeks and now Arsenal have come in and embarrassed them!

"Tottenham are still a few players short from properly challenging the really big teams and in this game I think City at home will be too strong for them."

Sutton's prediction: Man City 2-1 Tottenham

Harry Redknapp

The former Tottenham boss told football betting site BetVictor: "What a game this could be, two sides that really started in style. I thought City were outstanding away to Wolves, I was very impressed. They were full of energy, and they were so slick, it could have been more.

"I thought Reijnders was just magnificent at Molineux. If he can keep form up, he’ll be the signing of the season. I’m very intrigued to see him here.

"Thomas Frank has started well as Spurs boss, they looked good against Burnley last week. They definitely seem organised, but I worry about them going forward, they look light in the attacking areas.

"I think they’ll definitely be goals in this one, but I’m going for City."

Redknapp's prediction: Man City 3-1 Tottenham

Paul Merson

The Sky Sports pundit told Sportskeeda: "This is the first real test of the new season for Manchester City and Tottenham. I remember Spurs went to the Etihad last season and destroyed City. A lot has changed at both clubs since then, and this game will be a good watch.

"I still think Tottenham are a work in progress. You can't get carried away by the win against Burnley. I don't see them getting well beaten by City though, that's not happening under Thomas Frank. Spurs will be disappointed about losing Eberechi Eze to Arsenal. Now they have to go put all their eggs in some other basket.

"Erling Haaland looked sharp in the win over Wolves and as long as he's fit, City will always be in the title race. But I don't fancy the wingers at Pep Guardiola's disposal. I'm not a big fan of Jeremy Doku. I just think he does not make things happen often enough. When Phil Foden is ready, I expect him to come back into the team and City's front three will look a lot stronger.

"I'm not as bullish as I was with my predictions in the past about this fixture. Frank will go there with a plan to stop City. I'm still backing Manchester City to win, but Spurs could have their moments."

Merson prediction: Man City 2-0 Tottenham