A defeat for Manchester City by Tottenham Hotspur and victory for Leicester City at Arsenal earlier in the day would put Manuel Pellegrini’s side nine points behind the Foxes. This might not kill their title hopes but would certainly leave them moribund, so the solution is simple, though difficult to achieve: beat Mauricio Pochettino’s men. City’s ambitions should be boosted by Vincent Kompany’s return following a long-standing calf injury. Jamie Jackson
Kick-off Sunday 4.15pm
Venue Etihad Stadium
Last season Man City 4 Tottenham 1
Live Sky Sports 1
Referee Mark Clattenburg
This season G20, Y63, R5, 3.4 cards per game
Odds H 6-5 A 13-5 D 25-9
Manchester City
Subs from Caballero, Wright, Iheanacho, Manu García, Humphreys-Grant, Clichy, Demichelis, Celina, Serrano
Doubtful None
Injured Bony (calf), Mangala (hamstring), Sagna (knee, all 21 Feb), Navas (hamstring, 2 Mar), Delph (calf), Nasri (hamstring), De Bruyne (knee, all Apr)
Suspended None
Form WDWDWL
Discipline Y44 R0
Leading scorer Agüero 14
Tottenham Hotspur
Subs from Vorm, Trippier, Davies, Carter-Vickers, Carroll, Winks, Mason, Onomah, Bentaleb, Lamela, Chadli
Doubtful None
Injured Vertonghen (knee, Mar), Njie (knee, Apr)
Suspended None
Form DLWWWW
Discipline Y47 R0
Leading scorer Kane 15
