A SKY SPORTS presenter couldn't resist joking as two pundits got a soaking - just as she had gleefully predicted.<br /><br />Caroline Barker's pre-match analysis went beyond tactics when she took to the Etihad pitch with ex-Lionesses Steph Houghton and Izzy Christiansen.<br /><br />The trio were discussing how Women's Super League leaders Manchester City would fare against Tottenham on Friday night.<br /><br />But Barker suddenly spotted some ominous sprinklers springing into action behind the trio as they stood with their microphones.<br /><br />Pointing at the two ex-City stars, she smiled and told them: "You're about to get soaked and I'm about to laugh."<br /><br />Almost in the same breath, and just as the sprinklers aimed at their surprise new targets, Barker added: "There we go!"<br /><br />Houghton and Christiansen turned open-mouthed and moved as swiftly as they did at the peak of their playing careers - but this time to run for cover behind the Sky Sports table.<br /><br />Even the broadcaster joined in the fun at the duo's expense.<br /><br />Sky noted on social media that the pair suffered "a surprise when one of the pitchside sprinklers attacked mid-analysis!"<br /><br />Tottenham then faced an unwarranted torrent of their own - looking all over the place as City poured forward early on.<br /><br />Khadija Shaw bagged a double early on for Gareth Taylor's team.<br /><br />Former center-back Houghton, 36, and ex-attacker Christiansen, 33, were each at the Etihad the last time City picked up the title.<br /><br />But that was way back in 2016.<br /><br />Chelsea has lifted every crown since then - bar Arsenal's 2018-19 triumph.<br /><br />But for Houghton such matters as titles are trivial compared to her husband's battle with motor neurone disease.<br /><br />Former Liverpool, Bradford and Bolton defender Stephen Darby, 36, is now eating through a tube following a "life-changing" procedure.<br /><br />Steph told The Guardian it was the best thing for him during a "tough ride" and would allow him to relax a bit more.<br /><br />Jill Roord's thumping third goal in three games put City in command midway through the second half before Shaw completed her hat-trick in a 4-0 win.
