Ipswich Town must have been wondering how much harder it would get when they failed to win in their first 10 Premier League games but four points from their last two matches against Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United have calmed the nerves.

Pep Guardiola will be hoping his Man City side can get back to winning ways on Saturday as they host top-four chasing Tottenham. A surprising run of four consecutive defeats for City -- the club's worst in 18 years -- allowed title rivals Liverpool to open up a five-point gap at the top of the English Premier League heading into the recent international break.