Erling Haaland returned to the Manchester City side to score the season’s goal as the Pep Guardiola side appeared 1-0 against Tottenham.
The Norwegian took just 12 minutes to grab what proved to be the only goal in a game that saw a dominant first half performance by City, followed by a very improved Spurs showing after the break.
The result moves the Guardiola team back to the top of the Premier League, while the men of the age Postecoglou remain at the 13th point.
Return with a beat 💥
Erling Haaland returns to Manchester City team to wipe the house to put his side ahead 1-0 in the capital ⚽️
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How the action unfolded
Tottenham was hunting for a fourth consecutive Premier League victory. The city, meanwhile, hoped to bounce after a 2-0 defeat to Liverpool’s leaders on Sunday.
He promised to be an interesting meeting between two teams that were among the most excited unforeseen of this term of the championship.
Even the team’s choices offered some early intrigue: Son Heung-Min, Djed Spence and Dejan Kulusevski all warmed the bench Spurs, and there was a return to the city that started eleven for Haaland after absent for the last two matches.
And it took less than a quarter of an hour for Norwegian to come back to find the back of the net, shooting in a 20th championship goal, following Jeremy Doku’s Pass to give Guardiola’s side the lead.
Haaland’s finish was clinical, but Spurs’ backline gave the tall aggressive space and struck with confidence at home.
Return with a beat 💥
Erling Haaland returns to Manchester City team to wipe the house to put his side ahead 1-0 in the capital ⚽️
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The city looked blotch. But they would have been kicked to avoid increasing their lead before the break, as both Savinho and Haaland are wasting good chance.
Tottenham had goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario to thank for maintaining his decent standings, the Italian by pulling a series of significant savings, as Spurs seemed unstable.
The second half began in the same way, with the city enjoying the majority of the occupation and their hosts are struggling to hold them.
However, Spurs finally began to show a promise. Shortly before the hour, the hosts carve a great opportunity to level, but Wilson Odobert failed to turn Pedro Porro ball.
It was a spark that seemed to ignite the London side. Rodrigo BentanCur saw his header saved before Mathys Tel wasted a brilliant opportunity, as the Spurs looked like those who could be left.
Haaland had a second goal excluded for the offside in the interruption time before, right to death, Spurs Pape Sarr was heading over the bar with a goal one night “what if” for the Spurs.
The city was held for all three points in what was a classic two -half game.
