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Spurs need to adopt a “front-footed” approach in their games, said Thomas Frank, even if it ends in a loss.

Frank was heavily criticised for fielding a back five for a 4-1 defeat against Arsenal and his side responded with a more ambitious display against PSG. Spurs led twice before being overwhelmed by Vitinha’s hat-trick,

Over all the years I’ve been in charge, no matter if it was when I was with my under-eights team in Frederiksværk 30 years ago to now, I want to play offensive front-footed football. But probably also in those 30 years they could pick games from the under-eights at Frederiksværk to Brentford where it didn’t work for whatever reason.
It didn’t work Sunday against Arsenal. The plan was to be front foot-footed. We weren’t. After Sunday I was angry, painful, hurt. [After PSG] I was irritated, but the feeling in the body was better because we really, really, really competed. There was more of the identity I want to show.

Frank’s side will host an inconsistent Fulham in tonight’s Premier League London derby.

Leeds hope to also find some form at the Etihad Stadium with Daniel Farke’s position is slight jeopardy. His side are 18th in the table, and after Manchester City, a pivotal week looms for the German who, only last spring, celebrated promotion from the Championship. Will the Leeds hierarchy back him or sack him?

I’ll be honest, it’s not very enjoyable at the moment; we’re getting a lot of stick. But I don’t need to hide. I was aware of how passionate this club is from the first day here. If you can’t handle the heat don’t become manager of Leeds United. I never expected this season to be an easy ride.

Read Louise Taylor’s full feature below.

Guardiola accuses City of playing with fear in Leverkusen loss

Manchester City will hope to bounce back when they host Leeds later today after losing back-to-back matches against Newcastle (Premier League) and Bayer Leverkusen (Champions League).

Here is what Pep Guardiola had to say about the defeat in Europe:

Maybe I think higher of them than they think about themselves. It was a good lesson for me, as experienced as I am as a manager it was a good lesson for me for the future.

The Manchester City manager is likely to recall those he rested against the German team against Daniel Farke’s side.