Tottenham Hotspur snubbed league leaders Manchester City 4-1 last evening at the White Hart Lane.
After losing at the Etihad to a spirited West Ham side, Manchester City travelled to the White Hart Lane in London. Pellegrini wanted his men to try and get all three points to save their place at tht top of the table. Kevin de Bruyne gave the visitors the lead in the first half but Spurs came back into the game and scored 4 goals to take all three points away from the game.
Here are the Player Ratings for the Tottenham vs Manchester City match
Tottenham Hotspurs:
Hugo Lloris (3.5): Was confident in his area and made a number of good saves to keep the pressure on City.
Toby Alderweireld (3.5): Scored a goal for his team and was solid at the back not giving the City attackers any space to play with.
Eric Dier (4): A complete performance that started with his equalizer at just before the break. Controlled the game giving City no time on the ball.
Ben Davies (3): Was wayward with his passing and invited trouble at times but confident against the likes of Navas giving the much needed defensive shield at the back.
Jan Vertonghen (2.5): Was put under a lot of pressure by the visitors but grew into the game slowly as Tottenham gained the advantage.
Kyle Walker (2.5): Responsible for the only City goal. But was sharp in defense giving no time to players like Raheem Sterling on the wings.
Christian Eriksen (3): A beautiful free kick that set Harry Kane’s goal. Was absent at times and was subbed off after picking a yellow card with 20 minutes to go.
Erik Lamela (4): The best player on the pitch for the hosts. Also got himself a goal which topped off his tireless performance on the night.
Dele Alli (3): Did not do much to effect the game in the first half. But was astute in defense after Tottenham took the lead.
Harry Kane (3.5): Looked bright the whole of the match and tested the City defense. Finally got his goal from an Eriksen free kick that rebounded off the post.
Heung-Min Son (3): Not a great game for Son but showed his skill and touch at times in the City half.
SUBS
Nacer Chadli (3)
Clinton N’Jie (3.5): Came on in the second half for Eriksen and set up Lamela’s goal, the fourth of the home side.
Manchester City:
Willy Caballero (2): Made some good saves but was short of the required standards on the day.
Martin Demichelis (2): A bad could have been worse as he luckily escaped a red. Did not dominate his box as required.
Bacary Sagna (2.5): Was not at his best at either end of the field leaving spaces on his flank for the hosts to run into.
Aleksandar Kolarov (2): A solid first half but was increasingly run ragged after Tottenham gained the upper hand in the game.
Nicolas Otamendi (2.5): Was solid till he conceded the free kick that led to the second Spurs goal.
Fernando (2): Provided no cover what so ever in front of the back four in the second half and made the game easy for Tottenham.
Raheem Sterling (1.5): One of the worst players on the pitch on the day. The winger failed to provide any kind of fliudity through his flank.
Yaya Toure (3.5): Was the best player for the visitors till he limped off at the hour mark. Provided the ball for City’s first goal.
Kevin de Bruyne (3): Scored the only goal for the Citizens. But slowly faded away and failed to add to City’s attacks in the second half.
Sergio Aguero (2): Looked a bit sharper than in the previous games but was frustrated by a solid Tottenham defense.
SUBS:
Samir Nasri (2)
Jesus Navas (2)