Manchester City suffered a fifth consecutive defeat after they were thrashed 4-0 by Tottenham at the Etihad.
In the first match since Pep Guardiola‘s renewed his contract, the hosts started strongly but fell behind when James Maddison scored inside 13 minutes.
The Spurs midfielder mounted more misery on City seven minutes later when he dinked the ball over Ederson after a clever one-two with Son Heung-min.
Pedro Porro and Brennan Johnson then added second half goals to ensure the champions’ miserable run of form continues.
Mail Sport’s JACK GAUGHAN was on hand to rate both sets of players from the Etihad.
Manchester City suffered a fifth consecutive defeat as they were thrashed 4-0 by Tottenham
James Maddison (right) played a crucial role in Tottenham’s win with a first half brace
Pep Guardiola’s side could be eight points behind Liverpool by the end of the weekend
MAN CITY (2-3-4-1)
Ederson – 6.5
Made two super saves which spared City blushes further. Ederson’s the only one who has remained consistent this year.
John Stones – 5
Probably didn’t get enough of a shout to cover James Maddison for the opener. Hooked at the break.
Manuel Akanji – 5.5
Not often Akanji appears flustered. Struggled to deal with the counter attacking Spurs offered.
Rico Lewis – 5
Cut an agitated figure in City’s midfield, booked for a while kick on Maddison. Probably needs a rest.
Ilkay Gundogan – 4.5
Looked like the game passed him by. Not quick enough to loose balls and seemed over-run in the No 6 berth.
The game seemed to pass by Ilkay Gundogan as he was consistently over-run in the middle
John Stones was hooked at half-time after James Maddison found space for the opener
Kyle Walker was given freedom on the right yet he put in another disappointing display
Bernardo Silva – 6
Silva’s recently lost that little bit of ingenuity which usually makes him stand out. Another 6/10 which isn’t good enough for him.
Kyle Walker – 5.5
Can’t escape blame for failing to track Maddison’s run for the first. Given freedom down the right yet didn’t use it.
Phil Foden – 6
Trying to occupy dangerous spaces and up the tempo. Nothing really came off for him; a familiar theme.
Savinho – 5.5
Bright with no end product and the mistakes seem to weigh heavy on him as the game wore on.
Josko Gvardiol – 4.5
A real threat going forward but was partly culpable for both first-half goals on an evening he would rather forget.
Erling Haaland – 5.5
Plenty of opportunities and you might have expected him to leave with at least a couple of goals. Struck the bar.
Subs
Nathan Ake (for Stones, 46) – 6, Kevin De Bruyne (for Savinho, 74) – 6 , Jack Grealish (for Lewis, 74) – 6
Manager
Pep Guardiola – 5
Erling Haaland was wasteful as his struggles in front of goal in a Man City shirt continued
Nothing really came off for Phil Foden on what was a frustrating night for the Englishman
TOTTENHAM (4-2-3-1)
Guglielmo Vicario – 7
While City did create a number of good chances, Vicario was only really needed late on with two top stops.
Pedro Porro – 8
Lashed in the third goal expertly and galloped forward with abandon. Needed more defensive help early doors.
Radu Dragusin – 7
Hardly noticed the Romanian, which is to his credit. A watchful eye on Haaland at all times.
Ben Davies – 8
A makeshift centre half but flawless, didn’t even make a tackle all evening. He’s done that job here before.
Ben Davies was a makeshift centre half but the Welshman put in a brilliant display for Spurs
Pedro Porro lashed in the third goal expertly and galloped forward with abandon all evening
Destiny Udogie – 7.5
Looked comfortable at left back and never overly worried by City’s attempts to double up on that side.
Yves Bissouma – 7.5
Cautioned within 14 seconds for hacking down Foden but recovered well afterwards, barely wasting a pass.
Pape Matar Sarr – 8
Held his defensive position intelligently in central midfield but was everywhere when balls were there to be won.
Dejan Kulusevski – 8.5
Always such a threat at the Etihad and mixed that direct running with guile to open City up.
James Maddison – 9
Superbly taken brace before half time. Took up unusual positions in and around the home box.
James Maddison took up unusual positions and scored a superbly taken brace before half-time
Dejan Kulusevski mixed his direct running with guile to open City up as he shone again
Son Heung-min – 7.5
Cute lay off to find Maddison for the second goal. Carried possession with purpose and deserved a goal.
Dominic Solanke – 7.5
Very unselfish work to hold up play to assist Porro for the third. Occupied both centre halves well throughout.
Subs
Brennan Johnson (for Son, 63) – 7, Timo Werner (for Maddison, 89), Lucas Bergvall (for Sarr, 90), Djed Spence (for Udogie, 90)
Manager
Ange Postecoglou – 8.5
