Kane gives Tottenham a surprising late victory over City
Key takeaways:
- Harry Kane netted the victor for Spurs in the fifth minute of added time.
- Harry Kane's stoppage-time goal gave Tottenham a surprising win over Premier League heads Manchester City in a messy finale at Etihad Stadium.
Kane's brace gives Man City a shock defeat at the Etihad Stadium:
City thought they had saved a point moments before when Riyad Mahrez scored a penalty granted after a VAR review, but there was another twist to come and Kane, predictably, delivered it.
The Spurs forward, which City had attempted to buy in the summer, climbed highest to nod home Dejan Kulusevski's cross in the 95th minute and flashed wild celebrations from the traveling fans.
It was a theatrical end to a pulsating game that had already seen Spurs pegged back twice, with City heading out of time to find a third-leveler.
Tottenham's first goal arrived after only four minutes, with Son Heun-min winning the offside web and squaring the ball for Kulusevski to the net on his first beginning for the team.
City equalized when Hugo Lloris spilled Raheem Sterling's cross, and Ilkay Gundogan seized to turn in the loose ball, but they could not turn their possession into more goals.
Spurs persisted in endangering on the break in the second half and were back in front on the hour mark when Kane finished a move he had begun, heading onto Son's cross to shoot beyond Ederson from close range.
Kane was restricted again by Ederson and then had another shoot ruled out for offside, but it seemed City would have the last word when they were granted a spot-kick at the end of the 90 minutes.
Referee Anthony Taylor indicated to the spot for a handball by Cristian Romero after a VAR review, and it appeared Mahrez had rescued a point.
Kane had other thoughts, and his champion means City's lead at the top over Liverpool, who have a match in hand, is down to six points.