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MARTIN KEOWN TALKS TACTICS: Rico Lewis' role for Manchester City shows how genius Pep Guardiola is always willing to push boundaries

Manchester City and Tottenham meet for the second time in 18 days on Saturday and if the first instalment was anything to go by, we are in for a pulsating battle. Spurs led 2-0 at the Etihad, then City won 4-2 thanks to a devastatingly clinical second half.

I would love to sit beside Pep Guardiola in the dugout. He would be fascinating to listen to because he is a tactical genius.

Before the 2011 Champions League final against Manchester United at Wembley, I had the pleasure of watching Barcelona train at Arsenal’s training ground and Guardiola insisted on practising on the smallest pitch available.