Manchester City shock Tottenham with comeback victory at the Etihad

Manchester City shock Tottenham with comeback victory at the Etihad

Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City came from behind to shock Tottenham with a comeback victory during their Premier League game at thd Etihad on Thursday night.Manchester City shock Tottenham with comeback victory at the Etihad

Man City goalkeeper – Ederson was the bad guy in the first half after making two elementary school mistakes that gave Tottenham Hotspur a 2-0 lead.

Dejan Kulusevski and Emerson Royal each scored once for Tottenham Hotspur in the final three seconds of the first half’s additional time, at the 44th and 47th minutes.

An errornate short pass from Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson to his defender Rodri was intercepted by Bentancur, who then passed to Kulusevski in the City goal area for the game-opening goal for the visitors.

As Ederson blocked a hard shot from Harry Kane, Emerson Royal headed in a rebound for the second.

The home side later turned things around in the second period of the game with Algerian International – Riyad Mahrez, grabbing two goals for Manchester City in the 63rd and 88th minutes of the second half, making him without a doubt the game’s highlight.

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Manchester City’s world-renowned striker – Julian Alvarez started the scoring flood with a goal and an assist and Player of the Match – Riyad Mahrez, Erling Haaland made it 2-2 for City in the 53rd minute.

With two goals in the 63rd and 88th minutes of the second half, Riyad Mahrez placed the cherry on top for Manchester City, putting them 5 points (42 points in 19 games) behind English Premier League leaders Arsenal, who are currently topping the log with 47 points in 18 games.

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