Tottenham Hotspur faced off against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium earlier tonight as they looked to earn a victory away from home in the Premier League. Spurs made a solid start to the game and got their noses ahead in the 44th minute when Dejan Kulusevski scored with a good finish. Emerson Royal doubled his team’s advantage just one minute later as the North London club went into the half-time break 2-0 up on the scoreline.
Man City came roaring back in the second half and scored four goals with the help of goals from Julian Alvarez and Erling Haaland as well as a brace from Riyad Mahrez. The contest ended with Antonio Conte’s men suffering a 4-2 loss on the road.
Let’s take a look at how each Tottenham Hotspur player fared during the match against Man City.
GK: Hugo Lloris – 6/10
The French keeper made a couple of solid saves at the back but was far from convincing at the back.
CB: Cristian Romero – 6/10
Romero made some crucial clearances inside his half but often looked shaky defensively, especially in the second half.
CB: Eric Dier – 6/10
He earned the ball back twice and was strong in the air. However, Dier won’t be pleased after allowing three goals in the second half.
CB: Ben Davies – 6/10
Davies didn’t do much wrong at the back and engineered one key chance in the final third.
RM: Emerson Royal – 7.5/10
He made a lot of important clearances on the defensive end of the field and was a threat down the right flank. He scored his team’s second goal just before the half-time break.
CM: Pierre Emile-Hojbjerg – 6/10
He anchored the midfield well at times but was lackluster in the second half.
CM: Rodrigo Bentancur – 6/10
Rodrigo struggled to get into the flow of the game and was replaced in the 76th minute.
LM: Ivan Perisic – 6.5/10
He did his fair share of defending but lacked quality in the final third.
RAM: Dejan Kulusevski – 8/10
Kulusevski didn’t do much wrong at the back and engineered some meaningful chances in the final third. He opened the goal-scoring with a calm finish.
LAM: Heung-min Son – 6/10
The South Korean international had a couple of bright moments in the game but there was no goal for him.
ST: Harry Kane – 6/10
He worked hard in the final third and caused a few problems for the opposition defenders.
Substitutes:
LM: Ryan Sessegnon – 6/10
Sessegnon made one good clearance at the back.
CM: Yves Bissouma – 6/10
He offered very little after coming off the bench.
CB: Clement Lenglet – 6/10
Lenglet was far from convincing at the back.
ST: Richarlison – 6/10
He never looked like he would score.
