Harry Kane’s happy but Man City need to keep better Kompany

Tottenham 4 Man City 1: The reactions of Manuel Pellegrini and Harry Kane on Saturday spoke volumes about how quickly the fortunes of a campaign can turn at this early start of the season.

Kane, the Tottenham forward, exuded happiness, relief and a strong sense of vindication at having scored his first club goal of the season after a seven-game barren spell that had prompted whispers the striker’s prolific first senior season may prove to be the exception rather than the rule for the 22-year-old.

By contrast, Pellegrini was rattled. The normally calm manager eventually growing tired of being asked about his side’s second-half capitulation, cutting short a post-match interrogation. The Chilean returned, insisting he would only speak about football but in truth, after the way his side were overwhelmed by Tottenham after the break, that was equally uncomfortable ground to tread for the manager.