Spurs took the lead shortly after the break through Toby Alderweireld before Harry Kane scored his first goal in a Tottenham shirt this season on the hour mark to give the hosts some much needed breathing room.
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“But it’s part of the game and when you have lost 4-1, it’s easy to say it is just about refereeing mistakes, but there are more things involved”. “I was really delighted to get on the scoresheet, but the most important thing is getting a very good victory against a team who were top of the table”.
And, having begun the new campaign so exhilaratingly, their supporters must be startled about the speed at which everything has started to unravel and the shortcomings from last season have resurfaced.
After an opening goal by City’s Kevin De Bruyne, Spurs came back to equalize with a controversial low corner blast from Eric Dier.
Kane was also offside when turning home Eriksen’s near-perfect free kick for his first goal of the season, but there were no such worries when Erik Lamela completed the scoring when he coolly took the ball around Caballero at short range before slamming home. The Premier League is always hard that’s why when we won the first five games everyone said we were going to win the Premier League.
Injuries to key players have not helped, with goalkeeper Joe Hart on the bench at Spurs because of a back injury which meant he only trained for one day before the game.
City will need to fix a lot before their Champions League match this week against Borussia Monchengladbach.
The visitors then huffed and puffed but couldn’t break down a resolute Tottenham defence as Mauricio Pochettino’s men recorded an emphatic victory over the early Premier League pacesetters.
Depay made the breakthrough in first-half stoppage time, tapping home after Daley Blind’s fine pass was volleyed across goal by Mata, with Rooney and Mata finishing the job in the second half. Pellegrini added: “There was a problem with his hamstring, he couldn’t train during the week”.
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The former midfielder was impressed with their high work-rate throughout the win over Manchester City. “It is hard when you are losing 2-1 to change the game”.
