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Talking Points: Manchester City 1 Tottenham 0

Manchester City moved back to the top of the Premier League after beating Spurs 1-0 at the Etihad on Saturday lunchtime. 

Here are some talking points from the game. 

City strike early

Just like in mid-week City got off to a flyer. The intensity that they start games with especially at home is a very positive thing. That is something that could be very key in their remaining league games. Going into Wednesday's nights Manchester Derby should they score early you feel it could be a long night for the red side of the City. 

Phil Foden scores his first Premier League Goal

It was a lovely moment for the young man to score on just his second Premier League start. He came into the side to replace David Silva and showed exactly why there is so much hype around him. The way he passed the ball around and created chances for his teammates shows he can have a very positive future whether he stays in Manchester or moves abroad. 
Phil Foden celebrates scoring his first Premier League goal.

Spurs long ball caused problems

As the game went on Spurs went a lot more direct. This caused the City defenders problem. John Stones and Laporte were unable to handle Son and Moura from the balls over the top. Son was in on a number of occasions but was unable to get past Ederson who was also superb on the day. The longer the game was going on the more you felt the nerves creeping in and the more uncomfortable City were becoming when dealing with that ball over the top of the defence. 

Kyle Walker got lucky

If you are going to win a league title you are going to need your fair share of luck along the way and City got that yesterday. Firstly A foul on Son should have resulted in a first half penalty. In the second half Dele Alli was incensed that a penalty wasn't given against Kyle Walker. At first sight I myself didn't think it was a penalty but after seeing it again its clear that Walker moves him arm towards the ball and it changes the direction of the ball. However, City will also feel aggrieved not to have got spot kick for a foul on Bernando Silva in the first half. 


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