{"id":12778,"date":"2025-08-23T15:16:37","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T15:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/?p=12778"},"modified":"2025-08-23T15:16:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T15:16:35","slug":"tottenham-outclass-manchester-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/index.php\/2025\/08\/23\/tottenham-outclass-manchester-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham Outclass Manchester City at the Etihad to Maintain Perfect Start"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"306\" data-end=\"670\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mynewsghana.org\/tottenham-outclass-manchester-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> delivered a statement performance at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday, securing a <strong data-start=\"404\" data-end=\"459\">2-0 victory over reigning champions <a href=\"https:\/\/mynewsghana.org\/tottenham-outclass-manchester-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester City<\/a><\/strong> to extend their perfect start to the Premier League season. The win also ended Spurs\u2019 six-game winless run away from home in the league and underlined their growing credentials under new manager Thomas Frank.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/index.php\/2025\/08\/23\/tottenham-outclass-manchester-city\/#Spurs_Make_Their_Mark\" >Spurs Make Their Mark<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/index.php\/2025\/08\/23\/tottenham-outclass-manchester-city\/#City_Struggle_Spurs_Stand_Tall\" >City Struggle, Spurs Stand Tall<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/index.php\/2025\/08\/23\/tottenham-outclass-manchester-city\/#Guardiolas_Bogey_Team\" >Guardiola\u2019s Bogey Team<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 data-start=\"672\" data-end=\"699\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Spurs_Make_Their_Mark\"><\/span>Spurs Make Their Mark<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"700\" data-end=\"1032\">Both sides came into the clash in strong form, with City dismantling Wolves 4-0 in their opener and Spurs sweeping aside Burnley 3-0. Yet it was the visitors who stamped their authority early, with Brennan Johnson opening the scoring after 20 minutes following a lightning counterattack initiated by Mohamed Kudus and Richarlison.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1034\" data-end=\"1270\">Minutes later, City\u2019s defensive frailties were exposed again. Under pressure, goalkeeper James Trafford misplaced a pass that allowed Richarlison to pounce, setting up Jo\u00e3o Palhinha to thunder home his first goal in Tottenham colours.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1272\" data-end=\"1309\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"City_Struggle_Spurs_Stand_Tall\"><\/span>City Struggle, Spurs Stand Tall<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1310\" data-end=\"1576\">Despite dominating possession in the second half, Pep Guardiola\u2019s men lacked cutting edge in the final third. Omar Marmoush was lively but denied twice by goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario, while Erling Haaland endured a quiet evening against a resolute Spurs backline.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1578\" data-end=\"1840\">Tottenham, by contrast, executed Frank\u2019s pragmatic game plan to perfection, soaking up pressure and threatening on the counter. The result leaves Spurs with <strong data-start=\"1735\" data-end=\"1779\">six points from six and two clean sheets<\/strong>, while City\u2019s early season momentum has already stuttered.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1842\" data-end=\"1870\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Guardiolas_Bogey_Team\"><\/span>Guardiola\u2019s Bogey Team<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1871\" data-end=\"2147\">The defeat adds to Guardiola\u2019s frustrations against Tottenham, a side that has now inflicted more losses (10) on the Spaniard than any other during his managerial career. City, meanwhile, will face mounting scrutiny as their title defence shows signs of early vulnerability.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2149\" data-end=\"2289\">For Spurs, however, the win represents more than just three points \u2014 it is a clear signal that Frank\u2019s new era may yet deliver silverware.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2580\" data-end=\"2897\">Source &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/\">Trendzgh<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tottenham Hotspur delivered a statement performance at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday, securing a 2-0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12779,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/mmm.jpeg",544,680,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/mmm-150x150.jpeg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/mmm-240x300.jpeg",240,300,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/mmm.jpeg",544,680,false],"large":["https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/mmm.jpeg",544,680,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/mmm.jpeg",544,680,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/mmm.jpeg",544,680,false],"chromenews-featured":["https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/mmm.jpeg",544,680,false],"chromenews-large":["https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/mmm-544x575.jpeg",544,575,true],"chromenews-medium":["https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/mmm-544x410.jpeg",544,410,true]},"author_info":{"display_name":"C.power","author_link":"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/author\/alimasalifu94\/"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/index.php\/category\/sports\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Sports<\/a>","tag_info":"Sports","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12778"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12778\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12781,"href":"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12778\/revisions\/12781"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendzgh.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}