Tottenham Hotspur emerged 2-0 winners over Manchester City in a Premier League games staged at the Etihad earlier on Saturday.
Spurs had been labeled City’s bogey team even before a ball was kicked and their latest win takes their tally of wins against the Pep Guardiola side to three from their last five meetings.
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Brennan Johnson gave the visitors a deserving lead midway through the first half but his goal had to be ratified by the VAR after the assistant referee had flagged him earlier for offside.
In an afternoon to forget for goalkeeper James Trafford, the former Burnley man gifted Spurs their second which was tucked in by summer signing Joao Palhinha at the stroke of half time.
The loss was the only the sixth time under Guardiola that they have trailed in a home league game by two or more goals at half-time, with Tottenham now responsible for half of those.
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