Man City Open 7-Point Business lead After Thrashing Spurs
14 February, 2021
Premier League
Result: Manchester City 3-0 Tottenham Hotspur
Date: 13 February 2021
Venue: Etihad
Pep Guardiola got the better of his good old nemesis Jose Mourinho due to Manchester City defeated Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 on Saturday night.
Erik Lamela was handed a good begin for the North London costume as Gareth Bale and Dele Alli were back on the bench, while Pep Guardiola kept faith with Gabriel Jesus to business lead the attack.
While City dominated early on, it had been Spurs who had the first real effort at target on 14 mins when Harry Kane rattled the crossbar with a free-kick from 20 back yards out.
However, the hosts were awarded a penalty along 22 mins when Ilkay Gundogan went down under the challenge in Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, with the Video recording Assistant Referee approving your choice.
After Gundogan missed his spot-kick against Liverpool the other day, Rodri stepped up and tucked his penalty in to the far corner to place City an objective up.
Gundogan could have his say found in the second 50 % after doubling City's business lead with a left-footed hit after a well-worked approach involving Raheem Sterling on 49 minutes.
Mourinho responded with a transformation soon after the hour tag, with Tanguy Ndombele making for a rare appearance for Dele Alli.
However, City extended their lead about 65 minutes mainly because Gundogan latched onto a long ball from Ederson before dropping Davinson Sanchez to slot previous Hugo Lloris.
Gareth Bale was introduced in the ultimate 15 minutes and practically bagged himself a consolation after skipping past three challenges before seeing his strike kept out by Ederson.
Ultimately, three goals were enough to seal the deal for Guardiola's side who shifted seven points free from second-place Manchester United.
Source: www.soccerladuma.co.za