\u2014 Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) February 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n There was still time for either team to find a winner, but the spoils were shared and Manchester City are now six points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal.<\/p>\n It was a timely comeback for under-fire Frank, who has struggled to win over the Spurs fanbase and although this made it only two wins in 15 league fixtures, it prevented another defeat at home.<\/p>\n Arsenal\u2019s 4-0 win at Leeds on Saturday increased the pressure on City, but they faced a depleted Tottenham with 11 players absent, including central defender Micky van de Ven.<\/p>\n It meant Radu Dragusin was handed a first start in 12 months following his recovery from a serious knee injury and within 11 minutes the home side were behind.<\/p>\n Not long after Semenyo had tested Guglielmo Vicario, City won the ball back from Yves Bissouma and within seconds Erling Haaland had released Cherki, who worked a yard of space on Dragusin and rifled into the bottom corner.<\/p>\n It was too simple from a Spurs point of view, but the dream start for Guardiola\u2019s men and they could have made it 2-0 seven minutes later only for Haaland to lob the ball over the crossbar.<\/p>\n Home fans were already restless when Cherki\u2019s twinkle-toes got him into the area and past a hapless Dragusin tackle, but his firm 23rd-minute effort was brilliantly tipped wide by Vicario even though a goal-kick was awarded.<\/p>\n Frank\u2019s team did finally show some attacking intent when Solanke teed up Xavi Simons but his shot was blocked, and yet a minute before half-time City made it 2-0.<\/p>\n Flying \u2708\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/2j9aDz4FQO<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Manchester City (@ManCity) February 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Dragusin\u2019s chipped pass was intercepted by Rodri, who picked out Bernardo Silva and he teed up Semenyo to curl home.<\/p>\n Boos followed at the break and Frank was now without captain Cristian Romero with Pape Sarr introduced, but in a 4-2-3-1 system, Tottenham improved.<\/p>\n Conor Gallagher fired over before Destiny Udogie was superbly thwarted by fellow Italian Gianluigi Donnarumma.<\/p>\n A Spurs goal was coming and it arrived in controversial circumstances in the 53rd minute when Simons produced a wonderful pass into Solanke, who turned Abdukodir Khusanov and kicked through the back of Guehi\u2019s leg to make it 2-1.<\/p>\n![\"Rayan](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2.83288779.jpg\")
Rayan Cherki celebrates scoring City\u2019s first goal (Bradley Collyer\/PA)<\/p>\n