Manchester City augmented there prolific winning streak by beating Tottenham 4-1 at a foggy Etihad Stadium. The win made it sixteen premier league wins on the trot and, in all honesty, it was never in doubt. Although City had to wait until late on to really seal the win, they were dominant throughout with Tottenham being unable to muster any sort of purple patch.
City entered the match on the back of some tough affairs as teams tried to contain the flair and pageantry of Manchester City's formidable attacking prowess rather than take them on toe-to-toe. Even their bitter rivals United had to play quite a cautious and reserved game in an attempt to get a result.
In a lot of these games, City have managed to come up with late winners which is perhaps more impressive as it is indicative of a championship winning side - the ability to win even when you aren't playing your best.
Tottenham came out and tried to play City at their own game, which in fact, was a delight to see. They pressed high and played open, expansive football but this left them susceptible to the dangerous City counter-attack. Although the goals weren't coming for City, it was always a question of when and not if.
Gundogan scored from a corner after sauntering into the box unmarked to give the league leaders a 1-0 lead going into half time. After the break, City were vying for that coveted second goal to kill off the tie. City's talisman, Kevin De Bruyne, popped up minutes after being on the receiving end of a nasty Deli Alli challenge to smash the ball past the helpless Lloris. Two goals from Sterling made the scoreline more flattering towards the hosts, but perhaps deservedly so.
Erikson scored deep into injury time but this of course was only a consolation. Pochettino's side were ultimately playing second fiddle to City throughout, but they're not the first and they certainly won't be the last.
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