Dejan Kulusevski’s 90th minute header rescued Tottenham a point at the Etihad and ended a run of three Premier League defeats in a row as Spurs claimed a thrilling 3-3 draw against Manchester City.
Kulusevski’s towering leap denied City victory in a breathless contest, which means Pep Guardiola’s champions have now dropped points in three consecutive games following draws against Chelsea and Liverpool.
Injury-hit Spurs took the lead when Son Heung-min finished off a clinical counter-attack, but the Tottenham captain then found the net at the other end two minutes later as he diverted a free-kick into his own goal.
Ange Postecoglou’s side stuck to their bold and attacking plan despite their injury crisis and City could have been out of sight as they routinely tore the visitors apart, with Phil Foden putting them in front after the half hour.
City were wasteful, however, with Erling Haaland missing an open goal and Jeremy Doku and Julian Alvaraz striking the post, and Spurs grabbed a deserved equaliser in the second half when Giovani Lo Celso curled in.
City woke themselves up in the final stages and Jack Grealish punished a loose pass from Tottenham’s Yves Bissouma to restore their lead, before Kulusevski’s dramatic header settled the contest in injury time.
SUSPENSION RISK:
Tottenham left-back of Nigeria descent Destiny Udogie is at risk of being handed a Premier League one-match suspension for card accumulation.
The 21-year-old has received 4 yellow cards so far, which means one more caution for him will attract a suspension under the rules.
The Premier League rules state that any player who receives 5 yellow cards in the first 19 games of the season will be handed a one-match ban.
With 14 games played already, Udogie will have to avoid being cautioned in the next five games to avoid the said punishment.
The Italian-born defender had earlier served a one-match suspension for the red card received in Tottenham’s loss to Chelsea on matchday 11.
He started the season brilliantly but the tracks seem to have come off the rail for him in recent weeks particularly since he recovered from a muscle injury last month.
While he has kept his place in the team, he hasn’t been able to maintain the standard that fetched a lot of praise at the start of the season.
He has played in 12 games in the Premier League this season, all of which he has started.