The early kick-off pitted two sides that won their opening
matches of the season, and it was Man City that stuttered with a shock home
loss against a Spurs side who rode on goals from Brennan Johnson and Joao
Palhinha.

Erling Haaland led the line for the hosts, while Thomas
Frank, Spurs manager, opted for Richarlison upfront and reaped the rewards.

Tottenham have taken the lead in their last four visits to
the Etihad stadium, and repeated the trick — with help from VAR — on a lightning
fast counter attack led by Richarlison and finished with aplomb by Johnson on
37 minutes.

A compact Tottenham then pounced on a goalkeeper error to
double their lead in first half added time, intercepting James Trafford’s pass
into the path of Palhinha whose deflected shot ended up in the net for 2-0 at
the break.

Man City huffed and puffed in the second half but did not
create clear-cut chances, while Tottenham also failed to add more gloss to the
scoreline as the Lillywhites closed out a deserved win.

Defeat ended Man City’s 10-match unbeaten run, and Tottenham
extended their record of victories against City to eight wins.

‎The London club have also won four consecutive away matches
at City, while victory in their opening two league matches is a first in four
seasons.

Thomas Frank’s side sit atop the EPL table with six points.
Arsenal also maintained their perfect start with a 5-0 win over Leeds United in
the evening fixture, with Victor Gyokores, their star signing, opening his
account with a brace.

The striker slammed a shot into the bottom corner for his
first, before converting a penalty in added time to round up scoring.

Jurrien Timber also added a brace, and assisted Bukayo
Saka’s fine strike.

RESULTS

Bournemouth 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Brentford 1-0 Aston Villa

Burnley 2-0 Sunderland

Arsenal 5-0 Leeds United

Manchester City 0-2 Tottenham Hotspurs