City are now 6 points away from their nearest rival Liverpool, who have a game in hand and will play them in April
By Kehinde Okeowo
Spurs blew the Premier League race open and moved back into the European places as Harry Kane scored a brace against the team who tried to sign him last summer
The visitors were quick out of the blocks as they scored as early as the 4th minute when Dejan Kulusevski received a sumptuous pass from Son Heun-min to put Spurs 1-0 up.
Ilkay Gundogan restored parity for Man City in the 33rd minute when Hugo Lloris failed to hold an initial shot by Raheem Sterling.
The visitors regained the lead when Son Heun-min’s through ball to Harry Kane was well dispatched by the England striker, who made it 2-1 to Spurs.
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Referee Anthony Taylor pointed to the spot for a handball by Cristian Romero after a VAR review and it seemed Mahrez had salvaged a point.
However, it was Spurs who had the last laugh as Harry Kane scored his brace and the third goal for his side in the extra time to win the game 3-2 in favour of the visitors.
Tottenham striker Harry Kane after the game told Sky Sports that it was heartbreaking to concede a penalty to City after working so hard.
He went on to say the win was an opportunity to get their season back on track after losing three straight games, he also felt it would help in the fight for the top four.
He said, “It was a crazy game. We worked so hard for so long. We were 2-1 ahead for such a long time in the second half. To see the penalty awarded was so heartbreaking, but credit to the boys for creating another chance at the end.
“For me it was [about ending] three losses in a row and we had to find a way of getting our season back on track. To get the result we did was really, really special. The boys worked their socks off today. To get the goals was obviously nice. We were great from Hugo all the way through.
“We have high standards of ourselves and we’ve got ourselves in a position where we can really fight for the top four. Football’s about bouncing back. We can’t get too high or too low. The performance today show’s we’re fighting to the end. Hopefully we can use it as momentum going forward.
“We probably have to learn how to be more consistent in a long season. To be in the top four, it has to be on a consistent basis. We’ve got Burnley in midweek – they’re fighting for their lives so we know it’ll be a tough one.”
On his understanding with Son: “We had a lot of preparation obviously. We connect really well and have a great understanding off the pitch. I can’t wait to watch it back in the video room tomorrow.” Kane added.
Liverpool, who won their home game against Norwich earlier in the day are now 6 points behind Man City with a game in hand.
If the Reds win all their games – including against City in April – they could win the title on goal difference even if Man City win their remaining games.
OTHER PREMIER LEAGUE RESULTS
West Ham 1 vs Newcastle 1
Arsenal 2 vs Brentford 1
Aston Villa 0 vs Watford 1
Brighton 0 vs Burnley 3
Crystal Palace 0 vs Chelsea 1
Liverpool 3 vs Norwich 1
Southampton 2 vs Everton 0
