Tottenham Hotspur 1-3 Manchester City: Player Ratings

Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Christian Eriksen 42') - 3 Manchester City (Gabriel Jesus 22', Ilkay Gundogan 25', Raheem Sterling)

Manchester City put in an impressive display to put behind their recent shortcomings as they bounced back to beat Tottenham 3-1 in the Premier League.

Gabriel Jesus got City up and running in the 22nd minute to give his side an early lead.

The away team instantly doubled their lead when Raheem Sterling was brought down by Hugo Lloris for a penalty and the resulting spot-kick was converted by Ilkay Gundogan.

But Spurs pulled one back through Christian Eriksen as City went into the break leading 2-1.

Tottenham was the more aggressive team in the second half but failed to break down the Man City defence especially when they shifted to a back five.

Sterling scored his 17th league goal of the season to give Pep Guardiola's men a 3-1 win at Wembley.

Here are the player ratings:

Tottenham Hotspur

Hugo Lloris - 5/10

Lloris was on the receiving end of a harsh decision as his challenge on Sterling was marginally outside the box but instead, was given as a penalty.

The Frenchman made an excellent save of Jesus on his near post following a slight deflection of Davinson Sanchez but the rebound fell to Sterling for City's third goal.

Kieran Trippier - 5/10

The English full-back was average going forward and found it hard against Leroy Sane and Sterling on the left-hand side of the pitch.

Jan Vertonghen - 7/10

Vertonghen had a busy night but he lived up to the challenge he faced from the Manchester City by putting in multiple clean tackles as well as making recoveries.

Davinson Sánchez - 6/10

The 21-year-old had a busy night against the Manchester City attack but as always Sanchez was efficient alongside his partner Vertonghen making four clearances and three blocks.

Ben Davies - 6/10

Davies attempted eight crosses throughout the game but only one proved to be successful. However, tracking back, he put in a good shift making four tackles.

Mousa Dembélé - 6/10

Dembele completed 90% of his passes but none of them proved to be a difference maker as Spurs failed to create any good chances.

Eric Dier - 6/10

Dier put in a rock steady defensive performance winning four challenges and interceptions respectively and offensively, he completed six long balls.

Dele Alli - 6/10

Alli had a quiet game as he and his teammates found it hard to break down a strong Man City defence as he ended up having just two attempts at goal.

Erik Lamela - 5/10

The Argentinian received the nod ahead of Heung Min Son but he proved to be a let down having very little contribution proving zero crosses into the box and completing just 19 passes before being substituted in the 64th minute.

Christian Eriksen - 8/10

Eriksen scored a timely opening goal despite having a lucky bounce off Laporte's as his goal was crucial just before the break to lead the charge for a Spurs comeback.

He was by far the best player for his team as he created the majority of their chances.

Harry Kane - 4/10

Kane was instrumental in the build-up to Tottenham's first goal as he played the pass through to Eriksen.

Except for that, the Spurs talisman had a very quiet game failing to register a single shot on goal and was caught offside thrice.

Substitutes

Son Heung-Min - 5/10

Replaced Lamela in the 64th minute but could not repeat his previous super sub performances and was unable to be the deciding factor as Spurs looked to stage a comeback.

Lucas Moura - N/A

Came on for Mousa Dembele in the 72nd minute.

Moussa Sissoko - N/A

Took the place of Dele Alli in the 84th minute.

Manchester City

Ederson - 6/10

Ederson did not have much threat on his goal as his back four ended up doing the majority of the work as the Spurs attack found it very hard to penetrate through the City defence.

Kyle Walker - 6/10

The Englishman had a fairly decent game against his former club. From an attacking standpoint, he wasn't any influential but did his job defensively, putting in seven clearances.

Aymeric Laporte - 7/10

Laporte was undone by the ricochet of the ball as his attempted clearance fell straight to Eriksen that led to Spurs getting a goal back.

However, the Frenchman did an excellent job in recovering the ball as he accumulated a total of seven interceptions and won three aerial duels.

Vincent Kompany - 8/10

The Manchester City captain played a hand in the first goal as his through ball from his own half let Gabriel Jesus through on goal.

Although he received a yellow card, Kompany proved to be immense putting in excellent last-ditch challenges as well as making two crucial blocks.

Fabian Delph - 6/10

The left full-back had a slightly more of an attacking presence as he successfully completed 88% of his passes along with four long balls.

Ilkay Gündogan - 7/10

Gundogan had no problem in converting his penalty sending Lloris the opposite way to score for the second successive game in the Premier League.

David Silva - 6/10

The Spaniard made his presence known everywhere in the attacking third whether it was setting up his teammates or creating opportunities himself.

Kevin De Bruyne - 6/10

The Belgian had a fairly quiet game and did not play much of a part in the three goals but he did produce a moment of magic when his touch flick off his right foot sent Raheem Sterling away on goal.

Leroy Sané - 6/10

Sane nearly got on the scoresheet in the first half but his left-footed shot hit the woodwork. The German International had a total of shots in the game before being taken off midway through the second half.

Gabriel Jesus - 7/10

Jesus has been on a hot and cold run of form since his return from injury but he did prove his quality with his break of pace and by finishing off his one on one chance to give Man City the lead in the first half.

Raheem Sterling - 8/10

Sterling got the assist for Gundogan's goal as he was brought down and earned the penalty following City's break on the left wing.

He did make some excellent runs throughout the game although he once again missed some good chances but bounced back to capitalise on the rebound from a Hugo Lloris save to make it 3-1 and clinch the win for his team.

Substitutes

Nicolás Otamendi - N/A

Came in for Sane in the 64th minute to provide additional defensive cover.

Bernardo Silva - N/A

Replaced Gabriel Jesus in the 75th minute.

Yaya Toure - N/A

The Ivorian replaced De Bruyne towards the closing stages of the game.