In recent years, Manchester City's trips to White Hart Lane have either brought the very best or the very worst out of the team. It's like there's no middle ground.
The notable highlights for the travelling fans remain two 5-1 victories, both of which were somewhat unexpected at the time. The first, under Roberto Mancini in 2011-12, came early in the season and laid down a marker for what the Italian's team were going to do that year. Spurs weren't particularly bad, but City were ruthless in punishing their opponents and Edin Dzeko had a field day, scoring four times.
Fast-forward to 2013-14 and Manuel Pellegrini's first campaign at the helm, and City did the same thing again. This time, they were at the height of their form that year, having been on a run of 17 wins and two draws in their 19 games ahead of their trip to the Lane. They ripped Spurs apart, though a red card for Danny Rose in giving away a penalty early in the second half certainly helped.
However, there's something about White Hart Lane that City fans dread. Traditionally, it's been a place of despair and anguish for those in the away end -- the club had one win in their first 14 Premier League visits, with most matches ending up a walkover for Tottenham. Supporters used to automatically write the game off as a defeat before kickoff.
Even after the demons had been exorcised with those big wins, City still suffered in north London. Last season's 4-1 battering, while helped by some poor officiating that allowed two offside goals to stand, wasn't undeserved and Pellegrini was left wondering why his team capitulated after a bright start.
In Mancini's final campaign, the Italian suffered a similar problem. A 3-1 defeat at Spurs in 2013 was frustrating because City had chances to extend their early lead, but blew it when Gareth Bale remembered he could influence the game.
Ahead of Sunday's meeting, both teams will be feeling confident. City are yet to drop a point in the top flight, while Spurs are the only other unbeaten team. It's the best attack against the best defence. The two managers, Pep Guardiola and Mauricio Pochettino, are undoubtedly great tacticians and will have plans up their sleeves in an attempt to combat the other's style.
City faced something of a setback in Wednesday's 3-3 Champions League draw with Celtic. Not only have they lost their 100 percent winning start to the season, but the Scottish side showed a way to combat how Guardiola likes his team to play from the back.
It took a lot of hard work and a small amount of good fortune, but it meant Celtic were worthy of their point come full time.
Already this season, Pochettino's Tottenham have shown an intelligence in their pressing of the ball in opposition territory and will now be fancying their chances of being the first team to get something out of City in the Premier League this campaign.
Perhaps the reason why Celtic were so successful, however, came down to City's individual errors. Fernandinho was below par and he's one of the crucial cogs in the team -- without him screening the defence, Guardiola's side can have trouble keeping control of matches.
What will leave Spurs fearful, however, is just how good City have been when it comes to adapting and dominating games under their new manager. Frequently, the Catalan boss has tweaked his system from the touchline and it's got his team back on the front foot, making him difficult to read.
With Raheem Sterling and Sergio Aguero in blistering form, the sight of them being supported by the likes of David Silva and Ilkay Gundogan is unwelcome. Both have been picking out superb penetrating passes match after match.
If City can keep their attacking players on one-on-ones with their opposite number, Tottenham will be in trouble and Guardiola could become the latest manager to bag a hatful of goals at White Hart Lane.
However, if Tottenham's pressure is too much for City to deal with, he could experience his first defeat at his new club.
Come what may, City will still be top of the league on Sunday night as they've built up a healthy four point lead over the chasing pack. But the idea of a seven point advantage over one of their rivals for the title this early on is a very tempting proposition.