Death, taxes, Tottenham Hotspur beating Manchester City at the Etihad. One year after dismantling Pep Guardiola’s team in Manchester, Spurs returned with a new manager and a similar result. City looked threatening for much of the first half, but Tottenham got goals from Brennan Johnson and an unlikely rebounded effort from new signing Palhinha, and Spurs escaped Manchester with a 2-0 win. It’s only the second time in Pep’s entire career that he’s suffered successive home defeats to the same opponent. I love this bit, it’s so good. Long may it continue.
It was a dramatic week for Tottenham in the transfer market, but you can’t argue with the results on the pitch. Thomas Frank’s Spurs are now unbeaten and un-scored upon in their first two matches of the new season, and doesn’t THAT feel good?
Here are my match reactions.