Manchester City have "become Spursy", according to former Liverpool defender and BBC Sport pundit Mark Lawrenson.
Being 'Spursy' has been a jibe aimed towards Tottenham for their inconsistent performances and lack of trophies despite years of being deemed a 'Big Six' side.
City have been anything but 'Spursy', winning two separate trebles, four successive Premier League titles and six of the last seven league titles.
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But this season they have been terribly inconsistent and the FA Cup is now their only chance of silverware this term, prior to this summer's Club World Cup.
After defeats to Liverpool and Real Madrid in the last week, they now make the trip to North London looking to preserve their place in the top four of the Premier League table.
Tottenham have beaten City twice already this season but are languishing in the bottom half of the table after a disappointing season.
Here's a look at how the pundits see Pep Guardiola's side faring in North London.
Chris Sutton
The former Blackburn and Celtic forward told BBC Sport: "How on earth am I supposed to predict what will happen here? It's a fascinating game but it's impossible to call because it could end up 3-0 to either team.
"Manchester City were subdued against Liverpool and while Jeremy Doku looked bright on their left flank, they didn't offer much of a threat elsewhere.
"Tottenham put four goals past Ipswich but they could have conceded a few themselves, and you have to think City will have opportunities here.
"Spurs thumped Guardiola's side 4-0 in November, but I am going for City to take the points this time. It will be close but they might just nick it."
Sutton's prediction: Tottenham 1-2 Man City
Paul Merson
The Sky Sports pundit told SportsKeeda: "Manchester City reminded me of Arsenal against West Ham when they lost to Liverpool. I mean, they could have played till the next morning and they still wouldn't score. Jeremy Doku beat Trent Alexander-Arnold so many times, yet he failed to create a clear-cut chance. It's alright going past players, but if you can't create chances at the end of it, what's the point?
"I expect Tottenham to trouble City. If Erling Haaland isn't fit and it becomes an end-to-end game, I have to back Spurs for the win. City have no firepower, they don't look like scoring at all. The new signings have not worked for them, either. They obviously can't go out and spend £70-80million on new players like how they used to due to Financial Fair Play (FFP).
"No one is ever going to have another squad like City from their golden years due to FFP. I mean, they had two proper £70million-worth internationals for each position during that time.
"I don't want to sound horrible, but Nico Gonzalez looks a bit lost in that City midfield. He got destroyed against Real Madrid and I'm not looking at him going, 'wow, what a signing'. Even Abdukodir Khusanov has struggled so much. I can't remember any of the big teams wanting to sign Khusanov. If he was really good, surely PSG would have bought him.
"City can still finish in the top four, but they have some tricky fixtures against Nottingham Forest and Brighton. If they fail to beat Spurs, they could be playing catch-up to other teams by the time they face these sides and that's never a good thing.
"Tottenham's front three have goals in them and with Son Heung-min playing with a lot of confidence, Spurs will definitely trouble City."
Merson's prediction: Tottenham 2-1 Man City
Mark Lawrenson
The former BBC Sport pundit told Paddy Power: "Manchester City have become Spursy – they’re posh Spursy! You just don’t know with City at the moment and playing Liverpool and Real Madrid in the same week is no joke.
"That has to take something out of you, so I’m going to go for Tottenham to win this. They’ve got a lot of players back and are starting to look like a team again. I’m not sure we can say that about City right now."
Lawrenson's prediction: Tottenham 2-1 Man City
