Crouch nets the £50 million winner for super Spurs

PETER CROUCH flicked Tottenham into the Champions League with a dramatic late winner in what was dubbed the £50 million game and consigned Manchester City to another 12 months of madness and turmoil.

Spurs were well worth their victory, with Crouch pouncing to take full advantage of the visitors’ second-half domination and exploit City’s lack of ideas and adventure.

It was enough for Tottenham to move four points clear of City, making Sunday’s matches an irrelevance and earning a first-ever Champions League campaign for a team that was facing the prospect of relegation when Harry Redknapp took over 18 months ago.