Tottenham not only ended a run of five successive defeats at City but secured a fifth successive league win as they look increasingly like potential title winners.
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The Premier League’s top four teams go head to head on Sunday, with leaders Leicester visiting Arsenal before second-placed Spurs take on Man City at the Etihad.
City scored a total of 10 goals in its last two home games against Tottenham, but Spurs’ 2015-16 crop are a different prospect entirely and may be some pundits’ favorite – despite their unfamiliarity with this lofty position.
“It’s not decisive, it’s not the last game”, he said.
‘I don’t see too many kids coming through at Real Madrid at the moment, and that has got to be a factor in their thinking when they appoint their next manager’.
Pellegrini approached the fourth official after the match and was asked by reporters what he had said: “Just to congratulate the referee – about the decision”.
“But what I think about Tottenham is not just the last six games”.
Harry Kane put Spurs ahead with a controversial penalty early in the second half, the England worldwide claiming his 15th goal in his last 17 league games.
“But it’s much easier when the strikers work for us as well”.
“We had two games against teams fighting for the title- we never expected not to win any of six points”. We have 36 points more to play for.
Pochettino said: “I don’t like to speak abut the future, it is more important for us to keep working hard and to show we can win in this kind of stadium”.
Harry Kane says the momentum is firmly with Tottenham after Sunday’s 2-1 win against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.
While manager Manuel Pellegrini railed against the injustice of Mark Clattenburg’s penalty decision, Kompany preferred to focus on his team. “Full credit to my players”.
“No way are we giving up or letting ourselves be beaten down by this defeat”, he said. “It is very important to trust in what you are doing and improve in what you are not doing well”. “The spirit of the team is very good”.
Yet while Pochettino was keen to play down title talk, he acknowledged the club’s success-starved fans may be seeing it differently.
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He added: “It is true that our supporters can dream, this is important, but for us we start to prepare for the game against Fiorentina”.
