Man City 0 – 4 Tottenham

Pep Guardiola suffered a fifth straight defeat for the primary time in his managerial profession as Manchester Metropolis’s disaster deepened following an unimaginable 4-0 residence defeat by Tottenham.

Metropolis will fall eight factors behind Liverpool if the Premier League leaders win at Southampton on Sunday – with Metropolis then travelling to Anfield subsequent week, stay on Sky Sports activities.

“Man Metropolis have been outplayed in each division,” summarised Sky Sports activities’ Gary Neville. “They appear effectively brief – as brief as I’ve seen them since Guardiola’s first season.”

There was a celebratory temper across the Etihad earlier than kick-off as Man Metropolis midfielder Rodri confirmed off his Ballon d’Or trophy on the pitch. There was additionally the information of Guardiola’s new two-year deal to stick with the Premier League champions and the constructive ambiance translated onto the pitch within the early phases.

With Phil Foden, who began within the No 10 place behind Erling Haaland, pulling the strings, Man Metropolis began by slicing Spurs open with ease. “It is a bit too straightforward,” Sky Sports activities’ Gary Neville stated, nevertheless it was Haaland’s wastefulness in entrance of objective that might show pricey. Haaland snatched at his shot after being performed in by Josko Gvardiol earlier than the Norway striker fired straight at Guglielmo Vicario after being picked out by Savinho’s cross.

Spurs punished Metropolis as they took the lead from “out of nowhere”, in accordance with Neville. The good Dejan Kulusevski’s beautiful cross discovered James Maddison, who volleyed previous Ederson to depart the Etihad surprised.

The guests have been now in full management and it was Metropolis who have been being reduce open at will. Ederson needed to pull off a surprising fingertip save to disclaim Heung-Min Son however there was nothing he may do to disclaim Maddison a second. It was quick turning into a twenty eighth birthday to recollect for the England midfielder, who capitalised on a Gvardiol error earlier than producing a deft end over the Man Metropolis goalkeeper to double Spurs’ lead.

Nathan Ake changed John Stones on the break however there was no change in fortune for Metropolis.

Kulusevski performed a key position once more as Spurs additional prolonged their benefit. He carried the ball out of defence, holding off two challenges earlier than releasing Dominic Solanke. The striker teed up Pedro Porro, who hammered the ball into the again of the online to place Spurs in dreamland.

“The stadium is shell-shocked. They can not consider what they’re watching,” stated Neville after the third Spurs objective. Haaland grazed the crossbar with an effort earlier than Guardiola rung the modifications, bringing on Kevin De Bruyne and Jack Grealish to attempt to discover a means again into the competition.

It didn’t occur and the Spurs celebrations received even larger in stoppage time as substitute Timo Werner ran previous Kyle Walker like he wasn’t there earlier than teeing up Brennan Johnson for a tap-in as Man Metropolis suffered a 3rd straight Premier League defeat underneath Guardiola for the primary time.

Issues don’t get any simpler for Metropolis. They are going to look to keep away from a sixth straight defeat towards Feyenoord within the Champions League on Tuesday earlier than an enormous Premier League showdown towards league leaders Liverpool, who’ve the possibility to go eight factors clear once they tackle Southampton on Sunday, stay on Sky Sports activities.

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“I felt now isn’t the time to depart, I might let the membership down and I had the sensation I needed to do it,” Guardiola stated earlier within the week on signing his deal to remain at Metropolis amid their poor run of current kind.

Defeats to Tottenham within the Carabao Cup, Sporting within the Champions League, Bournemouth, Brighton and now Spurs once more within the Premier League have deepened these issues for Guardiola and Metropolis.

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Pep: We’re fragile defensively

Man Metropolis boss Pep Guardiola:

“On this second we’re fragile defensively. We began very well as regular however we couldn’t rating after which after that we conceded. After that, we conceded some extra which is troublesome for our feelings proper now.

“In eight years now we have by no means lived this sort of scenario. Now now we have to stay it and break it by profitable the following video games, particularly the following one. Now we see issues in a method, perhaps in just a few weeks we are going to see it otherwise.

“In fact [the players are struggling]. We’re pleased once we win and anxious once we do not win. It is regular. There can be an issue in the event that they weren’t apprehensive or I’m not apprehensive.

“We aren’t used to this example however life is like this. Typically it occurs and now we have to simply accept it. It’s what it’s now and we are going to get up and do it.

“The hearth is whenever you win loads of video games, which is healthier than when you’re shedding, however we settle for this. We’ve got to maneuver ahead and break it and check out.”

‘A sobering day for well-short Metropolis’

Sky Sports activities’ Gary Neville on the Etihad Stadium:

“Man Metropolis have been outplayed in each division. They appear effectively brief – as brief as I’ve seen them since Guardiola’s first season.

“[Pep] can have needed that worldwide break to return, pondering it could be a reset second.

“But it surely additional entrenches the opinion this can be a Metropolis facet presently in decline. It appears insanity, when you consider what they’ve achieved.

“We’ve got highlighted the variety of pictures however that is not Metropolis’s largest downside at this second. It is the actual fact they’ve turn out to be simpler to play towards. Groups are inspired. The vulnerability is evident for everybody to see.

“It is a sobering day for Man Metropolis”

‘Spurs good to a person’

Sky Sports activities’ Jamie Redknapp:

“Tottenham have been magnificent. All of us regarded on the workforce with Ben Davies and Dragusin, how are they going to maintain this Man Metropolis ahead line quiet? Not possible. They have been implausible. Sensible to a person.

“As soon as they received that objective within the thirteenth minute they have been by far the higher workforce.

“Tottenham can have had loads of demons of their head after that Brighton recreation once they have been two up. There was an actual calmness about them right now. They have been completely implausible.

“Tottenham are able to brilliance. We have seen it. They’ve moments in video games when they’re a pleasure to observe however that chaotic nature they usually have wasn’t there.”

Ange: Vital win for Spurs

Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou to Sky Sports activities:

“It is important, whenever you perceive the context of who we have been taking part in.

“I am happy with the lads, the soccer we performed, the resilience and self-discipline we confirmed. If you play Metropolis they check each side of your recreation and we dealt with that effectively.

“It was an vital recreation for us, the best way the boys reacted [to defeat to Ipswich]. It is easy whenever you’re underneath strain to splinter off however I by no means received the sense that might occur this week.

“The disappointing factor over the previous couple of video games is we have fallen effectively in need of the form of workforce we need to be. However I’ve little question we’re heading in the right direction.”

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