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We asked you what still needs to happen before the transfer window closes at 19:00 GMT on Monday.

Here are some of your comments:

Simon: There are two essentials not addressed so far during this window. A striker to back up Solanke and a goal keeper who can deal with set pieces. Ivan Toney and Robin Roefs.

Paul: I would be tempted to enquire if Marcus Rashford could be persuaded to sign a permanent contract as we need a tried and tested striker to complement Solanke. Another centre half would also be on my list as Romero is still making too many rash decisions and is likely to miss more games through suspension than anything else.

Matt: Creative midfielder for sure - without Kulu, Madders and Kudus we're clueless and another striker. We need to be going for Toney on a short term deal just to get us out of this difficult moment. Recruitment has been so poor recently for forwards.

Dan: Sterling has to be worth a punt as a freebie. Could easily perform back to his undoubtedly excellent best, at least for a spell while he is desperate to prove a point, and that could tide us over until Deki gets back to fitness.

Anff: A creative midfielder, and another striker. Keep Randall, if he's happy to stay, we need strength in depth if we're competing across multiple competitions. But a creative midfielder alongside Maddie again for strength in depth. The defence is fine, even if Van De Ven, continues to threaten to leave it doesn't matter, we have Vuskovic waiting in the wings, and to me Van De Ven's posturing says more about Vuskovic pushing and competing for his place than anything else he might dress it up as. That said of course I'd prefer him to stay

Graham: How have we not recruited a proper striker? We are desperate!!! Richarlison should have gone a long time ago, Kolo Muani is only a loan and has shown he is not the answer. We need someone like Osimhen.

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Match of the Day pundits Danny Murphy and Troy Deeney break down how Tottenham mounted a second-half comeback in their 2-2 draw with Manchester City.

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• Aston Villa 0-1 Brentford

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• Nottingham Forest 1-1 Crystal Palace

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Thomas Frank and Tottenham have suffered badly at home this season - and for 45 minutes this looked like another nightmare to add to the list.

Spurs simply could not get near Manchester City, who outclassed and out-passed their opponents with comfort, scoring two goals and offering the promise of many more.

And yet, as has happened before this season, Spurs can be a team of two halves. Once they sensed City had let their intensity and concentration drop, Spurs took the encouragement and ran with it.

Dominic Solanke was the player at the heart of the comeback, hustling City's defence into a mistake before his freakish equaliser.

Was it by accident or design?

Solanke flicked a leg out behind him, perhaps in hope rather than expectation, but it did the job with a connection strong enough to loop over Gianluigi Donnarumma.

It was a tale of the unexpected after the first half, with Spurs even threatening to win.

It was enough for Spurs to hear the rare sound of applause at the final whistle - and it was fully merited after a show of real resilience.

Spurs have won only two of 12 league games at home this season, but Frank can take heart from this one.

We asked for your thoughts after Saturday's Premier League game between Tottenham and Man City.

Here are some of your comments:

Spurs fans

Peter: All Thomas Frank has to do to survive is to start each game for the rest of the season with whatever he said to the Spurs team at a half-time. If ever there was an example of a game of two halves this was it.

Michael: Was Frank's half time talk 'Go and play Ange ball' or did the teams swap psyches at the break? Either way, we simply can't keep playing one half of a game and that's down to the manager, he doesn't seem to be able to motivate the team for the entire match. We all now know Dom Solanke has been researching new and interesting ways to score while in recovery, too! The awfulness of the first half was matched by the exuberance of the second, Xavi running the game, Dom scoring two unusual goals. They were a team then that could easily have won the match. Need to keep that going, I'm afraid there's been too many false dawn's to get excited. Let's see next week, shall we?

Jimmy: That's what the fans want to see in that second half. Let's all pull together and finish the season strong.

Roger: In the first half we looked like a bunch of second rate players who were frightened to play and had no fight or interest. That's not just today, but all season. In the second half with nothing to lose we were a bit chaotic but gave it a go and looked much better. We still looked frightened to try and win it though. It's hard to know if it's the manager to blame for the tactics or whether a great stadium and facilities has helped produce a bunch of soft spoiled deluded players. The number of players making themselves unavailable today to face City does beg the question. At least Palhinha tries to inspire a bit of fight and should be captain.

City fans

David: There seems to be no fight in this current city squad. Play like we are 5-0 up moving the ball from side to side then back to start again. Something needs to change.

Stanley: I wasn't disappointed. I was really embarrassed in how we thought the game was over and we could just run down the clock. So many chances to overtake Arsenal have been thrown away. Just play for ninety minutes.

Kenan: Brilliant first half performance with a beautiful goal by Rayan Cherki (what a steal he's turning out to be for £30m), but we saw the ghosts of last season in that second half - no organisation and sloppy performances. A beautiful goal levelled the scoreline and turns out any chance of a title race is slowly slipping away…

Brian: Here Man City go again. The merry-go-round of coming unstuck in the 2nd half continues. This was a three pointer thrown away. Spurs played with passion and belief in the second 45 and Man City simply fell apart and lost the will to win. How long will the club tolerate this failure to hold on to a lead and press home an advantage. We have the talent but not the tactics? This has become a pathetic watch.

Tottenham manager Thomas Frank, speaking to BBC Sport: "We changed the system to a 4-4-2, it was not about the system. We had to adjust the high pressure to win the ball back better, what we did in the middle so nothing came through us and offensively playing a little more behind them and that belief from one step at a time.

"It is quite evident that Dom [Solanke] has been a big miss for us. We've been without him for six months and now we have him back. Four goals in four games speaks its own language, he was very impressive and he is not fit yet. You could see in the last 15 minutes he could not run.

"Very happy with Pape [Matar Sarr], he was very good. He just came back from five or six weeks at Afcon where he did not play too much. Second half he was very impressive.

"I think we can create something magic together, the players and the fans when we are united like we were especially second half but also the Dortmund game. That atmosphere, intensity, that's what pushed the players and they really needed it.

"I prefer it going more smooth, I think that is fair to say, but this is football. In this spell I think we have done more good things than bad things but not enough performances have turned into results but now I am happy we have four decent performances and unbeaten.

"It was a big point with that second-half performance. The players' mentality has been good throughout."

Did you know?

• Thomas Frank has taken four points from games versus Manchester City in the Premier League this season (W1 D1) - the most by a Tottenham manager in a single campaign since Mauricio Pochettino in 2016-17 (also W1 D1).

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Tottenham starting XI: Vicario, Udogie, Dragusin, Romero, Gray, Bissouma, Joao Palhinha, Gallagher, Simons, Solanke, Kolo Muani

Subs: Byfield, Kinsky, Kyerematen, Olusesi, Rowswell, Odobert, Pape Matar Sarr, Tel, Souza

Man City starting XI: Donnarumma, O'Reilly, Guehi, Khusanov, Matheus Nunes, Rodri, Ait-Nouri, Bernardo Silva, Cherki, Semenyo, Haaland

Subs: Ake, Foden, Gonzalez, Lewis, Alleyne, Omar Marmoush, McAidoo, Reijnders, Trafford

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Football Focus previews Sunday's game between Tottenham and Manchester City and are joined by BBC Sport senior football correspondent Sami Mokbel to debate whether Spurs boss Thomas Frank will be able to navigate this challenging period.

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Erling Haaland is back in the goals for Manchester City, and scored with a lovely finish against Galatasaray on Wednesday.

What also helps City is having Marc Guehi and Antoine Semenyo eligible for this game, after they missed out in midweek.

I spoke earlier about Arsenal getting nervous, but for that to happen City need to really put their foot down and keep the pressure on.

So this is a big game for them and while I do not think it will be easy - Spurs are a bit of a bogey team for them - Guehi will make them much more solid at the back.

Tottenham's unhappy home fans might help City get a result, too.

You can imagine the first misplaced pass by Spurs will be blamed on Thomas Frank, and those grumbles will only grow as the game goes on.

Sutton's prediction: 0-2

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Tottenham Hotspur host Manchester City on Sunday after the two clubs progressed safely to the knockout stage of the Champions League in midweek, with both bosses managing significant injury lists.

Tottenham hot and cold

Spurs' Jekyll and Hyde performances this season have left fans wondering why their European form can't be replicated on the domestic front, where they've recorded just two wins in their last 14 league games.

Such inconsistency has piled pressure on head coach Thomas Frank, but perhaps the warning signs were there before the Lilywhites lured the Dane from west London to north last summer.

Frank, whose side sit 14th, has won just four of his last 22 home league matches. Curiously, he has the exact same record in his first 11 with Spurs – won two, lost six, drawn three – as in his last 11 with Brentford. Now, though, he has three times as many people berating him at games for poor results.

With a slew of injuries in attacking positions, it's perhaps no surprise Spurs have relied on goals from elsewhere on the pitch. In fact, in Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero, they boast the two Premier League defenders with the most goals in all competitions this season.

New Blues will boost City's title chase

While Pep Guardiola might not be under the same pressure as his opposite number in the dugout, there are some signs of tetchiness in the Spaniard's recent news conferences, with Manchester City trailing Arsenal by four points at the top of the table.

Last week's win over Wolves was City's first in five league games, with the signing of Antoine Semenyo looking more astute by the week. The Ghana forward has three goals in his first four games since arriving from Bournemouth and, with fellow wideman Jeremy Doku injured in midweek, his importance in the title race cannot be understated.

Another big-name January arrival, Marc Guehi, had an impressive debut at the Etihad, and he too will prove crucial in the run-in. The England centre-back will need to use all his positional nous to stifle a Spurs team who have scored more headed goals than any other in the league this season, with 10.

Guardiola won't exactly relish the trip to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. City lost the reverse fixture 2-0 in August and his eight league defeats against Spurs are the most he has suffered at the hands of any opponent in his managerial career.

Tottenham boss Thomas Frank has been speaking to the media before Sunday's game against Manchester City at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (kick-off 16:30 GMT).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• Defender Micky van de Ven has a "minor injury" and will be "touch and go" for Sunday.

• Dominic Solanke is "still building" but is now "ready to start".

• On his side's form: "It has not been perfect, but the past 10 games have been more consistent. We have competed better, especially over the full 90 minutes."

• Frank added that "it is a transitional season" and admitted he expected to be higher in the league.

• He revealed the club tried to sign Antoine Semenyo, who joined Man City from Bournemouth for £65m this month: "It was clear the club wanted to sign Semenyo, and it is a clear signal that the Lewis family are committed. That would have been a big signing financially."

• On whether more business will happen before Monday's deadline: "If we are unable to get players in, then it will be a big summer ahead. I have no doubt we will see big improvements there."

• Pep Guardiola is the "best coach in the world", but Frank hopes to find areas to exploit Manchester City.

• He admitted because of injuries that his squad is now weaker than it was when the transfer window opened.

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Bardi
Fan writer

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The famous New York Yankee pitcher Lefty Gomez said "I'd rather be lucky than good" and with Spurs rarely good, it seems they might well be lucky.

For the second European week in a row, everything fell into place as the mighty Spurs qualified in a lofty fourth place for the Champions League last 16.

Our opponents were the familiar and accommodating Eintracht Frankfurt who rolled over so obediently for us in last season's Europa League. Their 2026 vintage were similarly weak. With their European adventure mathematically over, no manager, and the competition's leakiest defence, they offered very little threat, especially after Spurs went 1-0 up.

As results came in from across Europe, a different school of thought on Thomas Frank did start to percolate for those more trusting to the process. Ernest Hemingway was of the belief that "you make your own luck" and perhaps in that sense I'm doing the Dane a disservice. With Real Madrid, Paris St-Germain and Inter Milan all failing to finish in the top eight, Frank should be patted on the back for a job well done.

Whether the luck of the draw or not, Spurs have rolled through the league phase without ever truly being in trouble. Last night in Germany, Frank reverted to a formation from his scrapbook; a back-to-basics three or five at the back depending on possession. This allowed Spurs to bypass their issues building through the middle and utilize the ball-carrying ability of their wing-backs. Perhaps by returning to his 'Brentford playlist', Frank has finally stumbled on something he can use domestically?

However, despite the tactical tweaks, one man stood head and shoulders above all others: our captain Cuti Romero. Since his sending-off against Liverpool, he has stepped up. His influence, especially in forward areas, is priceless. His eight goal-and-assist contributions this season put many forwards to shame.

Spurs sailing through is a huge achievement. Frank is rightly reaping the rewards for a European job well done - whether lucky or well-deserving.

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