Sun scored first, Lou Celso doubled and the Roosters suddenly topped the table • Jose Mourinho met Pep Guardiola for the 24th time and taught him a lesson effectively • 1: 2 to Brighton over Aston Villa
Jose Mourinho celebrates a prestigious victory over Pep and his team, tonight
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Two days after extending his contract at Manchester City until 2023, Pep Guardiola received another reminder tonight (Saturday) that he and his team do need more time to connect and finally get into this season.
Against Tottenham in London, in his 24th encounter against Jose Mourinho, the Spanish manager once again saw his team dominate and remove, kicking and raising, penetrating and cutting, but failing to put the ball in the net and losing points.
For Tottenham, a team that lives on explosive attacks, City have been easy and convenient prey.
Goals from Jung Min-sun in the opening and Giovanni Lou Chelsea in the second half gave it 0-2 and sent it - at the moment only temporarily but for Tottenham it is a symbolic and thoughtful event - to the top of the table.
Somewhat absurdly, the goal epidemic that hit the Premier League missed out on City's goal machine.
In her last five games she has scored only one goal, no more, and as a result has lost points in three of those five games.
Tonight, Raheem Sterling and Sergio Aguaro did not pass a fitness test and started this game on the bench, so the task of conquest was the responsibility of Fran Torres, Gabriel Jesus, Riyad Mahrez and Kevin de Bruyne.
The thing is, what this talented team failed to do with thousands of dedications, Tottenham did in three or four.
Already after five minutes she demonstrated this efficiency, when Tangi Andumbela sent a deep ball that cut the defense of the Citizens and allowed Jung Min Sun to score his ninth of the season.
City continued to try to carve their way to Hugo Loris 'goal, and even when they had already managed to do so an American Laporte goal was disqualified due to a touch of Gabriel Jesus' hand.
Tottenham meanwhile continued to mature, and in the 65th minute came out for another lightning attack at the end of which Harry Kane, the king of Premier League cooking, raised his balance to nine when he sent Giovanni Lou Chelso to score the 0-2 with his first touch of the ball.
City continued to look for equality, but it seems that even if this game had continued until now, they would not have found it.
It ended with a 0-2 draw for Tottenham who recorded a fourth straight win.
City are already eight points from the top.
While first place changes hands with dizzying speed and tonight could get Leicester City back to host Anfield at an injured and bruised Liverpool, Aston Villa have already forgotten what it feels like to be the tallest there is.
Dean Smith's team, until recently the big sensation of the year, suffered a third loss tonight against Brighton in the last four games and is just as close to 15th place as it is close to the first.
Danny Welbeck and Solly March scored Brighton's goals, Azri Konsa only managed to equalize temporarily.