Tottenham Hotspur inflicted a heavy 4-1 defeat on Manchester City at White Hart Lane on Saturday.
Kevin De Bruyne scored his third goal in his past three appearances for City when expertly slotting home Yaya Toure's through ball in the 25th minute, though there was a hint of offside, before Spurs controversially hit back on the stroke of half-time when Eric Dier fired home from range after Kyle Walker was clearly offside in the build-up.
However, Spurs kicked on and went ahead five minutes into the second half when Toby Alderweireld rose above his marker to head home Erik Lamela's inswinging free-kick from the right flank, leaving Willy Caballero stranded, before Harry Kane opened his account this season when side-footing home the rebound from Christian Eriksen's free-kick.
With just over 10 minutes remaining, Mauricio Pochettino's side saw off Manuel Pellegrini's men when Lamela, who had impressed throughout, controlled a cross from substitute Clinton N'Jie to round Caballero and fire home.
The win has Spurs sitting fifth on the league table with three victories on the trot as City lost for the second match in a row to fall from first to second.
MATCH OVERVIEW
Tottenham: 4 (Eric Dier 45', Toby Alderweireld 50', Harry Kane 61', Erik Lamela 79')
Manchester City: 1 (Kevin De Bruyne 25')
White Hart Lane, London - 35,867
TALKING POINTS
- Does a win of this nature suggest Spurs can become a genuine contender this season?
- Kane has broken his drought. Will he now kick on and enjoy a similar campaign to last?
- What has happened to City since their scintillating start? Can they bounce back and force their way back into title calculations?
WHAT'S NEXT?
Spurs travel to Monaco for the Europa League on Thursday night before a trip to Swansea City next weekend while Man City will be looking to bounce back when they head to Borussia Monchengladbach in the Champions League on Wednesday prior to the visit of second-bottom Newcastle United on the weekend.
TWITTER INSIGHT
What a performance by the team! Showed what we are capable off! Delighted to get my 1st prem goal of the season #COYS
— Harry Kane (@hkane28) September 26, 2015What a game today! Incredible win in front of our supporters! Come on you spurs
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— Erik Manuel Lamela (@Coco_Lamela) September 26, 2015
QUOTES CORNER
Tottenham's Pochettino on staying relaxed despite such a win:
"We need to keep calm, like the shirt. In Spain, a lot of the kids have 'keep calm', 'keep calm' on their t-shirts.
"We have a long way ahead. We are very young and sometimes we can confuse quick."
Man City boss Pellegrini on the nature of his side's defeat:
"Really, Tottenham only had one shot on our goal in the first 40 minutes and after that they scored that clear offside goal.
"After that they played very well, we looked very bad."
STATS SPECIALS
*Thanks to Opta
3 - Kevin De Bruyne has scored three goals in his last three games for Man City (all comps) despite having just four shots on target. Lethal
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) September 26, 2015748 - Harry Kane has ended a run of 748 minutes (12 hours, 28 mins) without a goal in all competitions for Spurs. Relief.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) September 26, 20151962 - Tottenham scored 4+ goals in a league game against Manchester City for the first time since September 1962 (4-2). Shock.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) September 26, 20151-4 - This was Man City's heaviest Premier League defeat (three goal margin) since a 0-3 defeat to Liverpool in April 2011. Bump.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) September 26, 2015
TEAM LEADERS
TOTTENHAM
Goals - Eric Dier 2
Assists - Christian Eriksen, Erik Lamela 2
Clean sheets - Hugo Lloris 3
Yellow cards - Eric Dier 4
MAN CITY
Goals - Four players on 2
Assists - Yaya Toure, David Silva 4
Clean sheets - Joe Hart 4
Yellow cards - Eliaquim Mangala 3
