Tottenham Hotspur entertained Manchester City at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium earlier tonight as they hoped to secure a good result at home in the Premier League. Spurs made a solid start to the game and managed to get to the half-time break with a goalless scoreline.
Erling Haaland broke the deadlock from point-blank range in the 51st minute before going on to kill the game off from the penalty spot in injury time. The contest ended with Angelos Postecoglu’s men suffering a lackluster 2-0 loss in front of their home fans.
Let’s take a look at how each Tottenham Hotspur player performed during the match against Manchester City.
GK: Guglielmo Vicario – 6/10
Vicario made a few solid saves at the back but won’t be pleased about conceding twice in the second half.
RB: Pedro Porro – 5.5/10
He did his fair share of defending but made some poor errors at the back.
CB: Cristian Romero – 6.5/10
Romero performed his defensive duties well but it was not enough tonight.
CB: Radu Dragusin – 6.5/10
He got stuck in with a few crunching tackles but failed to keep a clean sheet.
LB: Micky van de Ven – 6/10
He struggled to get into the flow of the game and produced an unimpressive display at left-back.
CM: Rodrigo Bentancur – 6/10
He earned possession back once and made two good runs with the ball. Bentancur was replaced early in the second half.
CM: Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg – 5.5/10
Hojbjerg struggled to give a good account of himself at the centre of the park.
CM: James Maddison – 7/10
He came back to defend when he could and engineered a handful of promising chances in the final third.
CAM: Pape Matar Sarr – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal. He was finally replaced in the 84th minute.
ST: Brennan Johnson – 7/10
Johnson caught the eye at times in the final third but failed to get his name on the scoresheet.
ST: Heung-min Son – 6/10
Son was quiet for most of the game and wasted a glorious chance to equalise late in the game.
Substitutes:
CAM: Dejan Kulusevski – 6/10
He was a threat at times in the Man City half.
CM: Oliver Skipp – N/A
CM: Giovani Lo Celso – N/A
RW: Mikey Moore – N/A
