Sharpened Spurs out to prick City bubble

Soccer Football - Premier League - Tottenham Hotspur vs Brighton & Hove Albion - Wembley Stadium, London, Britain - December 13, 2017 Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino gestures Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge

(Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur are relishing the prospect of testing their credentials against Premier League leaders Manchester City and the north London club are confident of winning Saturday's away encounter, manager Mauricio Pochettino has said.

Tottenham fell to seventh after winning just one league game in November but have since recovered with a morale-boosting Champions League victory over APOEL Nicosia, followed by two consecutive domestic wins to climb back into the top four.