Osamagbe Imadiyi
Tottenham ended the English champions’ 52-game home winning streak on Saturday by defeating Manchester City 4-0 at the Etihad, causing the English champions to suffer a stunning fifth straight loss.
Pedro Porro added salt to the wounds of his old team, Brennan Johnson finished the rout, and James Maddison scored twice in seven first-half minutes.
Maddison was eager to impress his manager after being shut out of Postecoglou’s starting lineup in recent weeks.
The England international doubled Spurs’ lead by dinking the ball over the advancing Ederson after Son Heung-min’s deft pass released him inside the box.
Solanke patiently returned the ball after the superb Kulusevski crossed it, and Porro scored from close range.
Ange Postecoglou is relieved when Tottenham has a strong day and moves up into the top six.
This week, City manager Pep Guardiola extended his contract until 2027, pledging to turn around the worst run of his managerial career.
However, there was short-lived optimism that his new contract would revitalize a City team that had won an unprecedented four straight Premier League titles.
Guardiola’s team did get off to a good start when Erling Haaland was denied by Guglielmo Vicario and another of the Norwegian’s shots was deflected wide.
But after 13 minutes, Tottenham launched their first significant attack, and the game completely changed momentum.A teasing cross from Dejan Kulusevski found Maddison, who applied a cool first-time finish.
Next up is a difficult trip to Anfield to play Liverpool in the Premier League, where City has not triumphed in front of an audience since 2003.