Tottenham extended their perfect start to life under new boss Thomas Frank by stunning Manchester City 2-0 at the Etihad to claim their second win of the Premier League season.
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Match Report
Spurs have developed a reputation as City's bogey team in recent years, taking their tally of wins in the blue half of Manchester to three from their previous five meetings, which included a 4-0 thrashing last November amid City's famous collapse.
Frank's tactical approach, like predecessor Ange Postecoglou, highlighted all City's most prominent weaknesses. This is only the sixth time under Guardiola that they have trailed in a home league game by two or more goals at half-time, with Tottenham now responsible for half of those.
Spurs struck clinically on the counter via a breakaway Brennan Johnson goal, needing VAR to overturn a wrongful offside decision, before James Trafford revealed himself to be far less composed on the ball than the absent Ederson - who has been the subject of intense transfer speculation this summer.
Trafford's howler gifted Joao Palhinha his first goal in Tottenham colours in first-half stoppage time, and, despite the reintroduction of both Phil Foden and Rodri in the second period, City failed to muster any clear-cut chances.
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
0' Rodri on the bench
0' Ake replaces Ait-Nouri (injured)
5' Haaland with a foul around his own box!
8' Highlight from Man City vs Tottenham
9' Pedro Porro hits the wall! rebound goes just wide!
10' Marmoush with a golden chance to take the lead, but his effort is inches wide
11' Lewis makes a mess at the back
15' Omar Marmoush's shot wide out
16' Rayan Ait-Nouri is currently receiving treatment, with Nathan Ake warming up
18' Vicario makes a great save to stop Marmoush
26' Marmoushi makes a mess on left of box
27' Lewis passes the ball to the wrong people
28' CHANCE! Fantastic work from Haaland who turns creator and feeds through Marmoush
34' Yellow Card! Brennan Johnson booked
35' VAR confirms the goal! Man City 0-1 Tottenham (Brennan Johnson)
35' Highlight from Man City vs Tottenham
41' An absolute mess at the back for City as Dias fails to take control of ball
47' Horrible error from James Trafford! Man City 0-2 Tottenham (Palhinha)
48' CHANCE! Ake with City's first attempt of the second-half, blocked by Palhinha
51' The first-half ends with a golden opportunity for Erling Haaland
52' Highlight from Man City vs Tottenham
54' Subs: Doku and Bernardo replace Rayan Cherki and Omar Marmoush
57' Tottenham looking far more likely to get the next goal in this one at the moment
68' Yellow Card! Cristian Romero booked
69' Lewis' shot over the bar
71' Yellow Card! Richarlison booked
74' Chance! Rodri's header too straight
75' Subs: Rodri and Phil Foden replace Nico and Oscar Bobb
77' Solanke replaces Richarlison
Line-ups
Man City XI: Stones, Ruben Dias, Haaland, Omar Marmoush, Reijnders, Rayan Aït-Nouri, Nico González, James Trafford, Cherki, Bobb, Lewis
Subs: Ake, Ederson, Bernardo Silva, Rodri, Foden, Matheus Nunes, Doku, Nico O'Reilly, Abdukodir Khusanov
Tottenham XI: Palhinha, Vicario, Bentancur, Richarlison, Cristian Romero, Mohammed Kudus, Spence, Porro, Brennan Johnson, Pape Sarr, Van de Ven
Subs: Ben Davies, Solanke, Danso, Kinsky, Tel, Odobert, Gray, Bergvall, Luka Vuskovic