Tottenham primed for shot at title

Man City 1 Spurs 2: On a capital day for north London, Tottenham Hotspur showed they are no longer happy to be the poor relations as their dramatic win at Manchester City underlined their status as serious players in a remarkable race for the Premier League title.

Arsenal’s last-gasp win over Leicester earlier in the day had opened the door for the pursuers to hunt down the Foxes and it was Tottenham, rather than City, who seized that opportunity and in the process went back above the Gunners into second place in the table on goal difference.

City, who have now lost consecutive home league games for the first time since December 2008 after also being beaten by Leicester a week ago, are six points behind the leaders, compared to Tottenham’s two.