Harry Kane scored twice – including a stoppage-time winner – in Tottenham’s dramatic 3-2 win at Manchester City
Harry Kane always believed he would have a say in the destination of the Premier League title. It was just that he thought he would be helpingThe Tottenham striker’s desire to join City last summer has been well-documented. His employer simply said no. Here, despite the inevitable protestations to the contrary, Kane appeared determined to show City what they were missing.
It was the prompt for a crazy finale, coloured by VAR interventions that twice nobbled Spurs and, deep into stoppage time, a final dose of Kane magic.Kane and his teammates had celebrated in the 73rd minute when he jinked inside to slam a low shot past Ederson. It looked to be 3-1 and, possibly, game over until the VAR lines came out to spot that Kulusevski had strayed fractionally offside in the buildup.
Riyad Mahrez, City’s top scorer, who had entered as a substitute, smashed the penalty into the roof of the net for his club’s 100th goal in all competitions this season and the escape act seemed on. “Heartbreaking,” Kane called it. But there would be more from him. Deep into stoppage time. In scarcely believable fashion.
City were stunned. They had dominated the ball and the shot count while one statistic showed they had enjoyed 62 touches in the opposition penalty area to Spurs’ seven. Another revealed City had played 104 passes into the final third – a record under Pep Guardiola.earlier in the day, they saw their lead at the top of the table cut to six points – this a first league defeat in 16 matches, 14 of them wins. Liverpool have a game in hand.
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