Tottenham has silenced the Etihad with two quick-fire goals to dent Manchester City’s title hopes.
Pep Guardiola will be kicking himself at halftime as his side is 2-0 down to Tottenham and headed for a third consecutive defeat.
A win tonight will rejuvenate the Citizen’s title hopes but so far it’s not looking good. Guardiola made a big call by rotating five first-team players including Kevin De Bruyne and Bernardo Silva.
The gamble hasn’t paid off as City have been stale in attack and susceptible to Tottenham’s counterattacks.
On top of that, they have been unusually sloppy, gifting Tottenham and Dejan Kulusevski the opening goal.
Ederson plays to ball out to John Stones who gets caught on the hop, the ball then falls to the feet of the Swedish winger.
Manchester City 0 – [1] Tottenham
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Then just moments later, another piece of sloppy play handed Spurs a second.
GOOOOOOOOOOOL DO TOTTENHAM!
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