Man City Collapse at Spurs Raises Alarms in the Title Race
Manchester City looked in full control, calm, composed and ruthless and then somehow, it all slipped away. A 2–0 lead at Tottenham turned into another damaging draw and once again, serious questions are being asked about City’s second-half performances.
For 45 minutes, this was vintage Guardiola football. City moved the ball with ease, stretched Spurs out of position and played like a team chasing down the league leaders with purpose. They could have been three or four goals up. Tottenham looked short on confidence, short on ideas and short on solutions.
Then the second half began and the match changed completely.
Tottenham came out with fresh energy, a sharper structure and a clear intent to disrupt City’s rhythm. They pressed harder, closed spaces faster and started winning the key battles all over the pitch. City, by contrast, looked passive. The tempo dropped. The edge disappeared. Passes went astray. Duels were lost. Control vanished.
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This was not about Tottenham suddenly having better players. This was about hunger. Spurs wanted it more. And in the Premier League, that matters.
City’s inability to protect leads is becoming a pattern. This is now several matches where they have gone in ahead at half-time and failed to finish the job. That is unusual for a Guardiola side built on control, discipline and game management. It suggests something deeper than tactics. It points to mindset.
When a team feels the game is too comfortable, danger follows. City appeared to switch off, expecting the same dominance to continue. Tottenham sensed that drop and punished it.
The consequences could be huge. City are chasing at the top, trying to apply pressure in a tight title race. Dropping points from winning positions is exactly how championships slip away. Arsenal remain ahead and every missed opportunity increases the margin for error.
There is no panic yet. City still have world-class quality. They still have experience. They are still capable of long winning runs. And crucially, key head-to-head matches are still to come. But this version of City looks vulnerable in moments where they used to be ruthless.
For Guardiola, the concern is not fitness. It is focus. Championship teams do not relax at 2–0. They finish games. Right now, City are not doing that consistently enough.
Tottenham will take belief from this comeback. City will take a warning. And the rest of the title contenders are watching closely.
Stay with us as this Premier League race continues to twist, tighten and test even the strongest teams.
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