Today, Manchester City defeated Tottenham Hotspur by 2-0 at Tottenham’s home ground, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The duo goals from Erling Haaland put the Citizens right back into the title race for the English Premier League (EPL).
The win brings Pep Guardiola-led Manchester City right back into the 2023-24 English Premier League(EPL) title race as they stay at the top with 88 points, and right behind them is Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal with 86 points.
Manchester City’s Best Chances in The Game
The match started better for the Spurs as they went to score the first goal with the help of their Uruguayan midfielder Rodrigo Bentacur, who tried to score with a destructive header but was saved by the Brazilian and Manchester City keeper Ederson, who was later substituted with Stefan Ortega after his head collided with Bentacur.
The Citizens also got their first chance after a horrible clearance by Spurs midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojberg, which fell directly into the path of Manchester City’s rising star Phil Foden, who tried to score, but his shot was brilliantly saved by Italian Spurs goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario. The first half ended in a serious contest between both teams.
In the second half, Manchester City players began to fear the Tottenham side after the Belgian maestro Kevin De Bruyne’s shot was saved by the Italian keeper Vicario, which was a sign of relief both for the players and the fans. However, the Cityzens broke the deadlock in the 50th minute after Kevin De Bruyne passed a brilliant low pass to the Norwegian monster Erling Haaland, who simply tapped the ball into the host’s nets, leaving Vicario no chance of saving that.
Still, the Citizens were looking fumbled and lazy as the Spurs created another best chance for a comeback through their South Korean skipper Son-Heung Min, who seized the ball and tried to put it back into the visitors’s nets but was denied brilliantly by the German substitute keeper Stefan Ortega.
However, the hopes for a comeback all ended for the home fans after Manchester City’s Jeremy Doku was fouled by Pedro Porro outside the penalty box, and the Norwegian monster Erling Haaland scored the penalty to get the two points for the Citizens and put them back into the title race.
City is Looking to Create History
The current dominant English Premier League (EPL) champions are looking to create history by taking the fourth straight Premier League title in a row. However, it should be noted that Pep Guardiola led Manchester City’s previous visits to Tottenham always ended on a bad note, as they failed to score in each of their games against the Spurs on their home ground.
But the curse finally broke with the assistance of the Norwegian monster Haaland, who scored twice and took the game out of the hands of the Spurs despite playing on their home ground in front of their fans. But the best highlight of the match will always be the save of Stefan Ortega against South Korean winger Son-Heung Min. Stefan Ortega’s save looked almost identical to Emiliano Martinez’s save against France’s Aurelien Tchoameni in the 2022 FIFA World Cup Final between Argentina and France.
Up until now, the Citizens have been unbeaten in 22 matches and have shown again why they are the masters of the English Premier League (EPL). On the other hand, Tottenham Hotspur suffered another crushing defeat in their home ground, and they will remain in the fifth position of the English Premier League (EPL) with 63 points.
Haaland was announced Player of the Match
Despite Stefan Ortega’s highlight save of the match, the curse was finally broken with the help of Erling Haaland, who showed why he is the best striker in the world. The Norwegian striker was in the right place at the right stadium and never missed a chance to put the ball back into the hosts’ nets.
With these two goals, his total goals in the 2023–24 English Premier League remain at 27 and he becomes the 2nd Manchester City player to score more than 2 or 4 goals against Tottenham after the Bosnian striker Eden Dzeko picked out four goals against Tottenham at their previous home stadium, White Hart Lane, in 2011.
