Man City THRASHED at home to Tottenham as remarkable crisis continues - 5 talking points

MANCHESTER CITY 0-4 TOTTENHAM: Two goals from James Maddison and strikes from Pedro Porro and Brennan Johnson earned Ange Postecoglou's broadside a superb triumph implicit the defending champions

Manchester City's losing tally continued arsenic they suffered a 4-0 decision to Tottenham astatine the Etihad.

James Maddison scored a first-half brace for Ange Postecoglou's side, who were incredibly objective against the hosts. City looked precise comfy successful the archetypal 10 minutes arsenic they created respective chances which they failed to take.

However, Spurs past scored with their archetypal interaction successful City's container arsenic Dejan Kulusevski skinned Josko Gvardiol and recovered Maddison with a superb transverse that helium guided into the backmost of the net. Maddison past doubled Tottenham's pb conscionable 7 minutes later, dinking the shot implicit Ederson aft being played done connected extremity by Son Heung-min.

Pedro Porro past made it 3-0 against his erstwhile nine aft immoderate much fantabulous play from Kulusevski, earlier Brennan Johnson wrapped up an outstanding triumph for Spurs and piled much misery connected City. Mirror Football takes a look astatine the talking points to look from the match.

City's losing tally continues

Manchester City headed into the crippled successful the antithetic presumption of being connected a four-game losing streak crossed each competitions.

The mediocre tally of signifier started erstwhile they were knocked retired of the League Cup by Tottenham and has seen them besides endure losses against Bournemouth, Sporting and Brighton. And that tally continued arsenic they were erstwhile again beaten by Tottenham acknowledgment to 2 goals from Maddison.

City stay 5 points down league leaders Liverpool, but Arne Slot's broadside present person a aureate accidental to spell 8 points wide erstwhile they look bottommost of the league Southampton connected Sunday and specified a pb could beryllium insurmountable successful the rubric race.

Rodri watches on

Ahead of the game, City honoured Rodri aft helium bushed Real Madrid prima Vinicius Jr to win the Ballon d'Or.

Rodri has been instrumental to City's occurrence since joining from Atletico Madrid successful 2019, but helium is presently sidelined with an anterior cruciate ligament wounded and his lack has been keenly felt by the champions.

Mateo Kovacic has typically been utilized arsenic his replacement, but helium is besides retired injured present and Ilkay Gundogan was fixed the relation against Tottenham. However, helium was astatine responsibility for Spurs' opener arsenic helium mislaid Maddison successful the build-up, further highlighting however overmuch of a miss Rodri is for City.

Maddison's day to remember

James Maddison celebrated his 28th day successful benignant arsenic helium starred successful a superb triumph for Spurs, netting a brace.

Maddison scored his archetypal aft latching onto a superb transverse from Dejan Kulusevski, portion his 2nd came aft immoderate fantabulous interplay with Son Heung-min connected the borderline of the box. He was fantabulous passim the crippled and his show provided a timely reminder of his qualities to incoming England brag Thomas Tuchel.

Maddison has not featured for England since helium was axed by Gareth Southgate up of Euro 2024. He volition beryllium eyeing a mode backmost into the squad erstwhile Tuchel officially takes complaint adjacent twelvemonth and much performances similar the 1 helium enactment successful contiguous volition apt spot him return.

Kulusevski stars

As 1 of fewer Spurs players who has been consistently awesome this season, Dejan Kulusevski erstwhile again starred against City.

The versatile 24-year-old was outstanding against the reigning champions, playing important roles successful Maddison's opener and Porro's goal. "There successful a nutshell is wherefore Dejan Kulusevski cannot beryllium near retired of this side," erstwhile Tottenham goalkeeper Paul Robinson said connected BBC Radio 5 Live.

"Darts down the close manus side, does good to support the shot successful play and helium curls the astir delicious shot into the box. City can't support it, the keeper can't travel for it, and James Maddison near foot, six yards retired and helium volleys it into the net."

City's antiaircraft woes

Both Josko Gvardiol and Kyle Walker should person done amended for Tottenham's goals and Manchester City looked incredibly shaky astatine the backmost erstwhile stretched by Spurs' attackers.

Part of that whitethorn good beryllium down to the lack of Rodri, who usually provides other information successful beforehand of the backmost four, but City were carved unfastened acold excessively often by Tottenham. "Defensively they person been each implicit the place," Robinson said of City's performance. "They person looked nervous, edgy and arsenic soon arsenic they conceded the cohesion went. They looked truthful susceptible.

"For the archetypal 12 oregon truthful minutes City were fantabulous and could person scored 2 oregon three, but Tottenham past spell and get the archetypal extremity against the tally of play. There was a displacement alteration and you could spot it successful the backmost four. Tottenham conscionable smelt a spot of that weakness and kept going and they person caused City galore issues."

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