It is perhaps unwise to make grand conclusions about any team two games into their season, but when Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur meet on Saturday, the teams will be telling a tale of two very different rebuilds.

Manchester City take on Tottenham Hotspur in arguably the biggest Premier League game of the weekend. Both teams started off the 2025-26 season with a bang, as City thumped Wolves 4-0 away from home,