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Man City 3-3 Tottenham: Post-match reaction
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03/12/2023
Our reporter Michael Plant gives his reaction after Manchester City's dramatic draw against Tottenham Hotspur.
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Hello it's Michael Pan coming to you from the Etihad Stadium where just over 5-10 minutes
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ago we just had the end of an infusely entertaining game between Manchester City and Tottenham
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which finished 3-3 with City twice letting one goal of Amitjie slip in the second half
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for Spurs to come away from the Etihad with a point. A really disappointing result in
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the end for City given that. City I suppose will be disappointed it was only a couple
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of weeks ago that they had put together a record of 23 straight home wins in all competitions
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and if not dropped points, well failed to win the last two Premier League home matches.
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So disappointment from them and I think disappointment just as they say they were leading going into
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the latter stages and failed to hold on to what would have been a really important three
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points and they are now three points behind leaders Arsenal at the top of the Premier
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League table. I'll just run you through a brief kind of summary of what happened today.
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I think it was performance in the first half City we'll be really pleased with. It's been
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a pattern recently in the Premier League that City start games well at home and it does
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slip a little bit as the game goes on. That was certainly the case today. I think they
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were really good in the first half, really energetic, moved the ball really well. Spurs
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couldn't really deal with them if I'm all honest. It was actually Tottenham who got
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a lead within six minutes. Long ball downfield from Kulasevski. Son got his head to the ball
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ahead of Doku. One on one with Ederson. Smashed the ball, kind of managed to squirm in between
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Ederson's arms. Bit disappointing from the Manchester City goalkeeper if I'm honest in
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that one. But City didn't let that lead last very long for Spurs. They equalised a couple
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of minutes later. Actually Son inadvertently putting the ball into his own goal. Free kick
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in from Alvarez. Deflected off his knee. City as you see took the lead. Made it 2-1 later
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in the second half from Phil Foden. Really nice interplay between Doku, Alvarez and then
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deflected to Foden. Took a touch, slotted it past Vicario in the Tottenham goal to give
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City a 2-1 advantage at half time. Well worth it in my eyes. Well worth it in my eyes, apologies
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just distracted by a couple of things in the background there. But yeah well worth it in
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my eyes for City. They actually could have made it 3-1. Julio Alvarez hit the post. And
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you went into half time and I was thinking that's surely another goal for City. This
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would finish the game off. But City really didn't come out and play on the same level
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I think in the second half. I think they allowed Spurs back into this match. I don't think
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that they, I don't think Pep Guardiola would be particularly happy with the level of performances
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that they gave after the break. And it was Spurs who got back into the lead, or back
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on level terms via Giovanni Lo Celso. He cut inside, caught a lovely shot into the far
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corner. Ederson no chance with that. Bringing it back to 2-2. Then 10 minutes left. City
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equalised via Jack, or should go back into the lead I should say, via Jack Grealish.
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Really really nice move from them. Rodgerie won the ball, flicked it to Erling Haaland
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who crossed it into Jack Grealish. And he swept it into the goal. 3-2 you think, well
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we know the script with City. They don't let leads slip from this position. But they did.
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A very late goal in the 90th minute actually from Kulishevski. Ball floated up to the back
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post. He won the header against Nathan Ake. Flat footed from the Dutchman of Eden Keeley.
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Really really disappointed with Hailly. Yeah, Hailly didn't manage to deal with that cross.
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And ultimately City get a 3-3 draw. There was a bit of late drama though because Erling
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Haaland was fouled around the halfway line. Picked up the ball and slotted a pass into
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Jack Grealish who went one on one in against the Tottenham goal. And actually you thought
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he was getting a one on one chance, every chance of scoring. But the referee, rather
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than playing the advantage, immediately blew for a foul. And actually prevented City from
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having a clear shot at goal. The fans were absolutely livid with that. Understandably
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so, but it's one of those things that happens so quick and I've always got a little bit
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of sympathy for the referee. But a couple of other little bits I suppose to discuss
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is that City once again conceding goals. They conceded four against Chelsea, conceded two
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against RB Leipzig. Cheap goals I would say in that game. And then once again conceding
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three here today. I actually asked Pep Guardiola about it in midweek after the... I'm just
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looking to see if no one's... they're looking at my bag. Should be alright. But yeah, I
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actually asked Pep Guardiola about that in midweek and Guardiola admitted they have got
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to start defending better Manchester City. So it's an area going forward that I think
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the team are going to have to address. And look, they're still playing well City. They're
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still second in the league. Only three points off Arsenal and the table but a disappointing
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run in terms of defending from them. And then one other thing, Rodri picked up a booking
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in the first half and it means he's going to be suspended for the midweek trip to Aston
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Villa. Of course, one of the informed sides in the division even if they didn't have a
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particularly good result today in the Premier League. And there was also talk that Jacqui
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Reilly, she also picked up a booking and is suspended. Now, we need to double check that
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one. I actually don't think he is. I think he's only on four bookings but we'll need
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to double check that one with the Premier League. But yeah, as I say, overall a relatively
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disappointing day for City who allowed twice leads to slip in the latter stages of the
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game. And as I say, next up it is that trip to Villa Park. Really difficult fixture and
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a game that, you know, the way Unai Emery's side are playing at the moment, I suspect
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it will be a very difficult game for Pep Guardiola's men. But for me, Michael Plant, at a very
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cold and a very wet Etihad Stadium, thank you for watching.
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