Jamie O’Hara had plenty to say after Tottenham Hotspur’s rampant 4-0 win at Manchester City.
‘Spurs are back’ was the infamous phrase declared by ex-Tottenham midfielder O’Hara as the goals flooded in at the Etihad on Saturday evening.
O’Hara claimed ‘Spurs are back’ on talkSPORT, whilst his co-host Jason Cundy insisted ‘learn from your mistakes, mate’.
‘That’s a big goal you know’ added O’Hara on the second goal. Cundy retorted, ‘don’t be giving it all that Jay’.
“I’m excited. Come on, that football is the best football you’ve seen this season,” O’Hara said.
Cundy replied: “It’s great Jay, you lost to Ipswich, you lost to Palace, just calm your skin down.
“It’s the best performance I’ve seen from Spurs in years,” added O’Hara.
“Two weeks ago you got humbled by Ipswich!” Cundy pointed out.
It was the perfect birthday present for James Maddison, who scored a brace over the champions on his 28th birthday.
Maddison opened the scoring 13 minutes into play, volleying in a cross from Dejan Kulesevski in the six yard box just minutes before he doubled the visitor’s lead. Heung-min Son picked out Maddison in the box with a neat pass to allow him to dink past Ederson for a second inside 20 minutes.
After the break there was little change from a dismal defensive display from Man City, with John Stones making way for Nathan Ake. Ange Postecoglou’s side added another two goals in the second half, with Pedro Porro and Brennan Johnson getting on the scoreboard.
It is now five games in a row which Man City have lost across all competitions, and three successive defeats in the top-flight for Pep Guardiola‘s side.
Man City conceded four goals against a dominant Tottenham Hotspur side[/caption]
Rodri’s Ballon d’Or presentation ceremony preceded the game[/caption]
Guardiola had never before lost a home league game by four goals in his managerial career and the loss matches the joint-biggest defeat in his history as a boss.
The defeat came after Rodri‘s Ballon d’Or presentation ceremony at the Etihad, featuring a light show that appeared to delay kick-off for the game.
The midfielder showed off the award to the crowd at the Etihad Stadium prior to kick-off. His name was draped across the pitch and on lights behind him, he waved to supporters as part of a lavish pre-match ceremony which began ten minutes before kick-off.
Man City next face Feyenoord in the Champions League on Tuesday, whilst Tottenham host Roma in the Europa League on Thursday.
