Tottenham Hotspur produced a fine performance on Saturday evening, as they beat Manchester City 2-0 for the second time in 2020.
Spurs took an early lead through Son Heung-min, as he raced onto a superb Tanguy Ndombele pass to slot past Ederson, and Giovani Lo Celso fired home a second after the break.
City couldn’t recover, and Spurs held out to claim another clean sheet against Pep Guardiola’s side, their second of this calendar year.
Tottenham players and fans will have been celebrating last night, but some may have noticed a bit of play-fighting taking place on the pitch before kick off.
Tottenham goalkeeper Joe Hart was seen scrapping with City defender John Stones, given that the pair know each other from City and England duty.
These were the kind of pre-match antics that Roy Keane would be raging at, but it’s clear that the pair maintain a strong relationship – and it could have been even stronger.
Reports from the Daily Star claim that Stones rejected a move to Tottenham on deadline day in October, with Jose Mourinho keen to take him on loan.
Stones was an unused substitute and had to watch on as Tottenham claimed all three points, and wo knows whether he now regrets his decision.
With Joe Rodon now on board, Tottenham may no longer want Stones – so these wrestling matches with Stones will stay a rarity!
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