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José Mourinho’s team beat Pep Guardiola’s City 2-0 in a league game at Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday. This is the second time in a row in the league and the twenty-fifth time they have won against Manchester.
Tottenham is on top with 20 points from nine games. In the other match, Chelsea fell to second place with 18 points after beating Newcastle United 2-0.
Tottenham took the lead in the fifth minute of the first half. Sun-Hyung Min found the net with a perfect shot from the left foot, holding the ball spread by Endombel in the leg. This is his fifth goal in the last five games against City in all competitions.
City could have returned to parity in the 10th minute after a 1-1 draw against Liverpool in the previous match. But Gabriel Jesús, attacking on the right wing, got into the D-box and lost the ball before the defender’s entrance. Then Kevid de Bruyne’s powerful shot hit Jesus.
Four minutes later, Tottenham caught the ball in the City net due to a great understanding between them. But Harry Kane hit the target with a cross pass from Sun-Hyung Min, but the gap was not doubled due to offside.
In the 26th minute, Imeric Laporte found direction with a strong shot from Jesús’ back pass. Mate City on the tide of equality. But the referee annulled the goal after seeing the VAR. The ball was in Jesus’ hands when he took control.
Desperate to return to parity, City put pressure on opponents from the start of the second half. But de Bruyne-Jesus adds frustration, sometimes with crossbars, sometimes with shots off the post.
Tottenham doubled the lead in the 85th minute of each attack to secure victory. With the ball from midfield, Kane increased the cross to Lo Celso down the left. The Argentine midfielder outpointed Ederson with a far post on a corner kick. This was his first touch after the Endombel replacement!
In the 72nd minute, Guardiola took Bernardo Silva and Riyad Mahrez and replaced Phil Foden and Rahim Sterling.
Sterling’s free kick was added to the second half by a header from Ruben Dias, Ugo Loris, but City missed the goal.
City, which has the bitter taste of second place in eight games, are in 10th place with 12 points.
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