Man City vs Tottenham live: Spurs dominate first half in Premier League clash

LONDON: Saturday’s Premier League action kicked off at the Etihad Stadium with an intriguing clash between Manchester City and Tottenham, currently underway.

The first half ended with two goals in favor of Cristian Romero’s side, while Bernardo Silva’s team still have work to do in the second shortly to begin.

Brennan Johnson and Pedro Porro congratulated João Palhinha after he netted Tottenham’s second goal. The first goal was nailed by Brennan Johnson.

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Both teams had started the season strongly last weekend, recording emphatic wins of 4-0 and 3-0 respectively, and are now testing their strength against each other.

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City’s run of four consecutive titles came to a spectacular end last season as they finished a distant third behind Liverpool and Arsenal.

A 4-0 thrashing of Wolves on the opening weekend of the campaign showed glimpses of a new-look City back to their best.

However, a series of defensive issues remain unresolved, while manager Pep Guardiola must decide on who will be his number one goalkeeper going forward after a day to forget for James Trafford.

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The England international retained his place in goal despite the return to fitness of Ederson.

The Brazilian is reportedly on the verge of joining Turkish giants Galatasaray, which would free up City to make a move for out-of-favour Paris Saint-Germain ‘keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.

City’s failure to get those deals done before the final week of the transfer window came back to haunt them in a familiar tale for Guardiola’s men against Tottenham.

In the last 13 Premier League meetings between the sides, City have won just four despite several changes of management at Spurs in that time.

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Frank is the latest man in the Tottenham dug out and has made a highly impressive start.

Spurs were minutes away from beating PSG in the UEFA Super Cup, before losing on penalties, and have taken maximum points from their opening two Premier League games without conceding.

Omar Marmoush’s return was one of two City changes as Ballon d’Or winner Rodri had to settle for a place on the bench.

Marmoush flashed a shot across goal and was then denied by Guglielmo Vicario with City’s best chance before conceding.

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City’s high-line was easily exposed in an embarrassing early exit from the Club World Cup to Saudi side Al-Hilal last month and is an issue Guardiola still has to resolve.