Spurs’ Under 21 side face the reigning Premier League 2 champions Manchester City on Saturday afternoon (the game starts at 13:00pm) at the Manchester City Training Centre. The Manchester City Under 21 side that won the league last season were outstanding. However, some very important players from the Manchester City Under 21 side that won the league last season, such as Carlos Borges, Shea Charles and Adedire Mebude have all left the club this summer. Although this game tomorrow will still be one of the most difficult ones of the 2023/24 season for Spurs. Wayne Burnett’s Spurs side recorded a 0-0 draw with non-League side Enfield Town, before then losing 4-0 to League One side Stevenage, in pre-season. Their first league game of the season on Saturday will be a very interesting one, and it should be a very good game of football. Unfortunately I won’t be able to make the game, as I’ll be at Aston Villa’s Bodymoor Heath training ground on the same afternoon, to watch Spurs’ Under 18 side face Aston Villa in a Premier League South fixture. However, I wish Wayne Burnett’s Spurs side all the very best for the game. Manchester City have been a very, very good team at this level for a long time, and they play some excellent football. However, Spurs recorded a 0-0 draw with Manchester City, in this fixture last season, and the season before that they won both league fixtures against them at this level.

My predicted lineup: (4-2-3-1) Gunter, Abbott, Dorrington, Lyons-Foster (c), Robson, White, Kyerematen, Donley, John, Santiago, Soonsup-Bell.

Substitutes from: Maguire, Ashcroft, Sayers, Cassanova, Lankshear.

Injured/unavailable: N/A.

Doubtful: N/A.

Previous meeting: Spurs 1-2.

My score prediction: 1-1.

My one to watch: Nico O’Reilly (18). The very creative and skilful midfielder scored and created a really good number of goals for Manchester City’s Under 18 side last season, as a second year scholar. Nico O’Reilly also has experience of playing for the Manchester City Under 21 side.