A pivotal weekend of Premier League action was capped-off with Tottenham’s 2-1 win over fellow title contenders Manchester City earlier this morning.
The Spurs climbed into third place on the table, after a Christian Eriksen goal in the 83rd minute was enough to separate the two sides in a cagey encounter.
Nobody wanted to give up ground and while there were good chances at either end, no breakthrough could be found in the first 45 minutes.
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It would indeed take a moment of contention to really bring the game to life, when Raheem Sterling was judged to have handled the ball inside the box soon after the the restart. Harry Kane would calmly put the resulting penalty past his fellow Englishman Joe Hart to give Tottenham the advantage.
Needing some variation in front of goal, Manuel Pellegrini introduced Kelechi Iheanacho following the hour-mark and the youngster restored parity with a close-range finish less than 10 minutes later. There was a sense in the late stages that something at either end would have to give though, and Eriksen was able to snatch Tottenham an invaluable three points at the death which may have sealed a top-four finish for the North Londoners.
Here are some of the best reactions from Twitter:
Tottenham will win the league.
— J (@JusJaee) February 14, 2016
From the manager through to every single player in our squad, I genuinely love em' all.
Something just so special about this team.#THFC
— Ricky Sacks (@RickSpur) February 14, 2016
Tottenham can do this.
For real.
— Violence (@PhilKenSaban) February 14, 2016
We've got a long way to go, but this is one of the proudest days I can remember as a @SpursOfficial fan. #COYS #TTID
— SamZ (@ztranche) February 14, 2016
Couldn't be prouder of @SpursOfficial right now. What a performance, what a team, what a manager. Dare to dream!! #COYS #Together
— Tottenham Hotspur (@THFC__Fans) February 14, 2016
https://twitter.com/FutbolMaestro/status/698938552239968257
Manchester City owners: "How did we lose 2-1 to Spurs at home?"
Pellegrini: "I don't know, ask Pep Guardiola" pic.twitter.com/QzMqMCUjKI
— Football Stuff (@FootbalIStuff) February 14, 2016
Another poor decision from Mark Clattenburg. Another good result for Pep Guardiola. #MCFC #THFC
— Duncan Castles (@DuncanCastles) February 14, 2016
Pellegrini disappointed. Batters the referee. Doesn't feel like he's going out as champions of England. Another footnote in @MCFC history
— Kelly's Eye (@kevinhkelly) February 14, 2016
Shambles that. No where near over but the next few weeks will define our season.
Btw, Yaya is an impact player now. Not a starter. #MCFC
— 🐐Everything City🐐 (@Everything_City) February 14, 2016
Again I continue to doubt the motivation of a coach who knows he is already replaced…two defeats in a row for Man City!!!
— Trevor Maisiri (@trevormaisiri) February 14, 2016
Genuinely gutted. After the penalty we looked like us for the first time in months. There was a tempo and zip to our passing. #Mcfc
— Manc Robbo (@Mancrobbo81) February 14, 2016
We deserved something out of that game,absolutely shocking pen decision by Clattenberg.Lino needed glasses.Not over yet we fight on #MCFC
— Steve Fogg (@ManCandLovingIt) February 14, 2016
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