City could only blame themselves after missing a hatful of chances and twice throwing away the lead to drop points at home once more
Manchester City dropped two more points against a top-six side and once again could only blame themselves after failing to put Tottenham out of sight in a thrilling 3-3 draw on Sunday.
Son Heung-min caught City on the hop to give Spurs the lead after his side cut through the champions on the counter-attack, but moments later put the ball through his own net. Phil Foden’s sensational team goal then put City in front and they should have killed the game off, with Erling Haaland missing big chances either side of half-time.
But they let their foot off the gas in the second half and twice surrendered the lead – first via Giovani Lo Celso’s sizzling strike and then Dejan Kulusevski’s header, after Jack Grealish had restored the champions’ advantage.
GOAL rates Man City’s players from the Etihad Stadium…
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Ederson (5/10):
Made a hash of Son’s shot, which squirmed through his arms. Blameless for Lo Celso’s thumper or Kulusevski’s late header.
Kyle Walker (7/10):
Made excellent recovery runs and stayed well on top of the threat of Udogie and Gil down his flank.
Manuel Akanji (6/10):
Made a strong start in the hybrid defence/midfield role but stood back more in the second, playing into Spurs’ hands.
Ruben Dias (6/10):
Made a crucial slide tackle to prevent Kulusevski finding Son.
Josko Gvardiol (5/10):
Struggled to keep a handle on Kulusevski and had to resort to fouling him, earning a booking.
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Bernardo Silva (6/10):
A sloppy pass nearly led to a big Spurs chance. Otherwise played well.
Rodri (6/10):
A mixed bag. Made some sloppy passes and tackles and is now suspended for the trip to Aston Villa. Made amends by sparking the Grealish’s goal as he seized the ball from Bissouma.
Phil Foden (8/10):
Made lots of nice moves, often dictating play from deep. His finish was a work of art.
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Julian Alvarez (7/10):
Had a hand in City’s first two goals but gave the ball away before Lo Celso struck.
Erling Haaland (5/10):
A lousy performance both in his build-up play and his finishing, particularly his sitter in the first half. Half made up for it by setting up Grealish’s goal with a deft touch.
Jeremy Doku (7/10):
Electric and unpredictable. Unlucky not to score when he hit the woodwork. Taken off in the 52nd minute with an injury.
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Jack Grealish (8/10):
Made a huge impact and drew lots of attention from Spurs’ players, who kept on fouling him. Scored a fine goal which looked to have won the game.
Rico Lewis (7/10):
Kept the ball well and was strong defensively too.
Nathan Ake (N/A):
Came on in the 87th minute and was beaten in the air for Kulusevski’s goal.
Mateo Kovacic (N/A):
Came on in the 87th minute.
Pep Guardiola (5/10):
Made an uncharacteristically large number of substitutions to try and fix things. Taking Foden off didn’t make much sense and has now dropped four points in consecutive home games, admittedly against very strong opponents.