Manchester City’s unbeaten run in the Premier League came to an end as they suffered a shock defeat at the hands of Tottenham Hotspur. Mauricio Pochettino’s boys stunned Pep Guardiola’s City with a 2-0 win at White Hart Lane thanks to an unlucky own goal from Aleksandar Kolarov and a fine strike from English midfielder Dele Alli.
Spurs took the lead as early as in the 9th minute when left-back Aleksandar Kolarov miskicked Danny Rose’s cross from the left flank into his own goal. The second goal came from the foot of Dele Alli who combined well with Heung-Min Son inside the penalty box to claim the goal.
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Manchester City’s defending was once again to be blamed as they clueless for the majority of the match.
Tottenham Hotspur
Hugo Lloris – 8/10
Hugo Lloris had an impressive outing today as he denied the Manchester City attackers several times from scoring which assured Tottenham 3 crucial points.
Jan Vertonghen – 8/10
The Belgian centre-back played brilliantly at the heart of the defence pairing up with Toby Alderweireld and made sure their two-goal lead remained intact.
Toby Alderweireld – 8/10
Just like his partner Vertonghen, Alderweireld too displayed impressive performance against Manchester City and kept Sergio Aguero at bay for the entire match.
Danny Rose – 9/10
The English international left-back performed brilliantly today. Aleksandar Kolarov’s accidental own goal was from Danny Rose’s cross.
Kyle Walker – 8/10
Kyle Walker had a good outing as he displayed an energetic performance on the ground and kept a close eye on the Manchester City attackers.
Victor Wanyama – 8/10
Victor Wanyama did a great job in the central midfield and pulled off some quality tackles.
Dele Alli – 9/10
Dele Alli was simply superb on the pitch and scored the winning goal for Tottenham in the 37th minute after combining with Heung-Min Son. Alli covered a lot of ground and imposed a constant threat on the Manchester City defence.
Christian Eriksen – 8/10
Christian Eriksen, as usual, was extremely diligent in the attacking third and ran his team’s offence against the frail Manchester City backline. He came really close to scoring a goal from a free-kick.
Moussa Sissoko – 7/10
Moussa Sissoko had a decent outing operating mostly from the centre. The French man covered a lot of ground from box to box. Along with Wanyama, Sissoko made sure that the opponents’ attacks were decimated in the midfield itself.
Erik Lamela – 7/10
The Argentine midfielder played fairly well except for a disastrous penalty miss. He had the option of allowing Son to take it but he opted to take it himself and missed it.
Heung-Min Son – 8.5/10
The South Korean international has been a revelation this season and has successfully replaced star striker Harry Kane who is injured. Played exceptionally well with his clever movement and link-up play.
Substitutes
Eric Dier – 7/10
Eric Dier replaced Moussa Sissoko in the 72nd minute in the central midfield. The English international midfielder did a fairly decent job and made sure the score line remained same.
Vincent Janssen – N/A
The Dutchman came on late to make no real impact.
Georges-Kevin N'Koudou Mbida – N/A
A late substitute appearance for the Tottenham new boy.
Manchester City
Claudio Bravo – 7.5/10
The Chilean goalkeeper conceded two goals today but he was not at fault during either of them. The first one was a howler from Aleksandar Kolarov. The second goal was a defensive mistake. Bravo pulled off quite a few saves throughout the match.
Pablo Zabaleta – 4/10
Pablo Zabaleta had a terrible day as he was beaten multiple times on the right side of defence. Pep Guardiola might demote the Argentine to the bench in the next game.
John Stones – 7/10
John Stones was the only Manchester City defender who had a decent outing today. The young Englishman made quite a few crucial tackles on the Tottenham Hotspur attackers which made the score line look decent.
Nicolas Otamendi – 5/10
The Argentine international was poor today and made several mistakes. The second goal could have been avoided if Otamendi was a little more careful. He could have sent off with a second yellow card in the second half.
Aleksandar Kolarov – 5/10
Aleksandar Kolarov would love to forget today’s match as he was almost as bad as Zabaleta. He failed to keep a check on the Spurs attacks which generated from the left side. On top of it, he scored a horror own goal in the 9th minute of the match.
Fernando – 5/10
Pep Guardiola preferred Fernandinho to replace an injured Kevin De Bruyne in place of Ilkay Gundogan. The Brazilian’s performance was far from convincing as he failed to make any impact.
Fernandinho – 5/10
The defensive midfielder had a rare off-day which affected Manchester City’s performance greatly. Unlike City’s other games this season, Fernandinho failed to make any impact at the heart of the midfield.
David Silva – 7/10
The Spanish midfield maestro tried his best to create goal scoring opportunities for the attackers but was closely marked by the Tottenham midfielders.
Raheem Sterling – 7/10
The English winger had a decent outing and created quite a few opportunities from the wide areas. He tried his best to score and came close several times. The Spurs full-backs, though, kept a close eye on Raheem Sterling.
Jesus Navas – 5/10
The Spanish winger was one of the worst players on the pitch and made absolutely no contribution to the team’s attack. He was replaced by Kelechi Iheanacho in the second half.
Sergio Aguero – 6/10
An unlikely performance from Argentine star who has been in a fiery form in this season so far. Sergio Aguero came close to score several times but failed to convert them.
Substitutes
Kelechi Iheanacho – 6/10
Iheanacho was deployed on the wings by Pep Guardiola in place of Jesus Navas in the second half but the youngster failed to make his mark on the game.
Ilkay Gundogan – 6/10
The German midfielder replaced an underperforming Fernando in the second half. He combined well with David Silva in the central midfield but the duo was kept in check by the Tottenham dominant centre midfielders.
Leroy Sane – N/A
The German could do little to prevent his team’s first defeat after coming on as a late substitute.
