Manchester City was no match for The Tottenham Hotspurs on Saturday, November 23. Birthday boy James Maddison smashed the ball into the back of the net twice against Mahcester’s star goalie Ederson Moraes, followed by two more goals from Pedro Porro and Brennan Johnson to bring the final score of Tottenham 4, Manchester 0.
Manchester wasn’t able to score anything from a total of 23 shots, but The Hotspurs were able to score four of their nine shots, they didn’t even make it to the double digits!
Manchester also had more possession of the ball and passes for the game than Tottenham with 58% of the possession and 566 passes to 42% possession of the ball and 427 passes. Manchester also had more pass accuracy when passing compared to Tottenham with 92% to 83%.
Tottenham had 10 fewer fouls than Manchester with 9 to 19, but that didn’t stop them from receiving 2 yellow cards. Manchester received 4 yellow cards at the end of the game. Neither team received a red card. Manchester had 3 offsides to Tottenham’s 2.
Manchester also had a total of 9 corners at the end of the game while Tottenham only had 3.
After today’s game, Manchester is in second place for the Premier League Cup behind Liverpool. Tottenham meanwhile is in 6th. After this game, Manchester City has had 3 consecutive losses to Bournemouth, Brighton, and Tottenham. This is the longest losing streak in the premier league since 2016 under manager Manuel Pelligrini.