Manchester City came below par against struggling Tottenham at Etihad. A dramatic 3-3 draw forced the defending champions to share spoils with Ange Postecoglou's men.
Heung-min Son gave Tottenham the lead and later cancelled out the lead with his own goal by deflecting Julian Alvarez's freekick into his net.
Foden scored to give Man City the lead before the first half break. In the second half, City succumbed to Tottenham pressure and conceded the second time to make it 2-2.
Late in the 80th minute, Jack Grealish restored the lead for the home side but they could not hold onto it as Tottenham found an equaliser again through a stoppage-time goal by Kulusevski.
Overall, it was a subpar delivery by the star-studded side. After Arsenal and Liverpool won their games, Manchester City were expected to stay put in the race with a win against Tottenham Hotspur.
The outcome of the game did not sit well with Manchester City former players and pundits like Nedum Onuoha.
According to Onuoha, Manchester City failed to live up to the billing and there are questions in the team.
The former Manchester City player added the Manchester City squad may not be deep as a lot of people think it is.
“People will say you should be able to beat your direct rivals if you want to be near the top of the league,” Onuoha told the Football Daily podcast.
“This is different to when Rodri was suspended and they dropped points to Wolves. This is the Premier League, it is tough and it seems particularly tough this year for most teams in and around it.
“I don’t think most teams have shown the form they will later in the season. From a City perspective it is disappointing because in those games where they’ve dropped points, they’ve taken the lead. There are questions to be asked, but some of them looked dead on their feet.
“The squad isn’t as deep as people think.”
With the draw against Tottenham, Manchester City are third on the Premier League table with 30 points after 14 games. They have won 9 gamess, drew 3, and lost 2.
City are now three points adrift of league leaders Arsenal. Guardiola will hope to return the team to winning ways when they travel to take on Aston Villa on Wednesday, December 6, 2023 before hosting Luton at Etihad on Sunday December 10, 2023.
Heung-min Son gave Tottenham the lead and later cancelled out the lead with his own goal by deflecting Julian Alvarez's freekick into his net.
Foden scored to give Man City the lead before the first half break. In the second half, City succumbed to Tottenham pressure and conceded the second time to make it 2-2.
Late in the 80th minute, Jack Grealish restored the lead for the home side but they could not hold onto it as Tottenham found an equaliser again through a stoppage-time goal by Kulusevski.
Overall, it was a subpar delivery by the star-studded side. After Arsenal and Liverpool won their games, Manchester City were expected to stay put in the race with a win against Tottenham Hotspur.
The outcome of the game did not sit well with Manchester City former players and pundits like Nedum Onuoha.
According to Onuoha, Manchester City failed to live up to the billing and there are questions in the team.
The former Manchester City player added the Manchester City squad may not be deep as a lot of people think it is.
“People will say you should be able to beat your direct rivals if you want to be near the top of the league,” Onuoha told the Football Daily podcast.
“This is different to when Rodri was suspended and they dropped points to Wolves. This is the Premier League, it is tough and it seems particularly tough this year for most teams in and around it.
“I don’t think most teams have shown the form they will later in the season. From a City perspective it is disappointing because in those games where they’ve dropped points, they’ve taken the lead. There are questions to be asked, but some of them looked dead on their feet.
“The squad isn’t as deep as people think.”
With the draw against Tottenham, Manchester City are third on the Premier League table with 30 points after 14 games. They have won 9 gamess, drew 3, and lost 2.
City are now three points adrift of league leaders Arsenal. Guardiola will hope to return the team to winning ways when they travel to take on Aston Villa on Wednesday, December 6, 2023 before hosting Luton at Etihad on Sunday December 10, 2023.