Man City

Harry Kane made history with his goal as Tottenham beat Man City and stopped Pep Guardiola's side from taking advantage of Arsenal's earlier loss.

[Aston Villa](/soccer/team?id=362) (Feb. - This was the first time since joining Manchester City that Erling Haaland failed to attempt a shot in a game. [Leicester City](/soccer/team?id=375) in a potentially tricky Premier League clash on Feb. We know when we play against this team we have to suffer because they have the ball a lot but we moved well in the defensive situation and defended the goal in a brilliant way. We knew very well that in that game (at City) we lost our key - our capacity to suffer. Yet that was precisely how City lost this game: [Rico Lewis](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/325564/Rico-Lewis) lost the ball near his own box and Tottenham pounced. To do it here against one of the best teams in the world, it's a special feeling." I was desperate to do it with a win as well, and in front of the home fans. [Kevin De Bruyne](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/134947/Kevin-De-Bruyne) -- City's best passer of the ball, and one of the finest the Premier League has ever seen -- was a decision that palpably backfired, but more than that, Guardiola's 4-2-4 setup did not have the desired effect. De Bruyne was introduced just before the hour mark, but City only marginally improved and the suspicion remains that despite his ferocious start to life in England, City are yet to find a way to consistently involve Haaland. In doing so, Kane became only the third player to score 200 goals in the Premier League era after Alan Shearer (260) and Wayne Rooney (208). Kane is also the quickest to reach that milestone, having required 304 games compared to Shearer (306) and Rooney (462).

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"The amount of times they got counter-attacked on today, the amount of times they got broken through, the amount of space they gave up in midfield - that doesn't happen. "It's not the Manchester City of old." "When they lose it they win it back quickly and keep team pinned back. There have been times when I've watched his teams lose and think: "that's a Pep Guardiola performance". And I've said it a couple of times since," said Neville. "Arsenal fans have been up in arms about that thinking I'm not giving them respect.

Kane's 15th-minute effort made him Spurs' all-time top goalscorer with 267, taking him past former great Jimmy Greaves whose record had stood since 1970.

“To find an explanation is not easy. “It’s quite surreal, a magical feeling to do it in front of the home fans and to win the game, I wanted to do it at this special place and in front of these amazing fans.” Kane’s moment arrived when City made a mess of trying to play out from the back and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg stole the ball off Rico Lewis on the edge of the area before holding off a challenge and flicking the ball to Kane.

Erling Haaland has been a revelation for Manchester City, but his latest outing saw him fire in no shots for the first time since September 2020.

Haaland failed to fire in a single effort on goal for the first time as a City player, with the last time he misfired so badly coming during his days at Borussia Dortmund during a meeting with Duisburg. THE BIGGER PICTURE: Haaland’s struggles at Spurs should come as no surprise as City are still waiting on their first goal as a collective at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with Pep Guardiola’s side having now had 84 attempts without hitting the net across five matches in north London. [Norwegian striker has registered 31 goals](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/how-many-goals-has-erling-haaland-scored-during-his-career-man-city-superstar-s-crazy-stats-in-full/blt6b0b2af33bfbcb43) for the reigning Premier League champions this season, with [that haul including four hat-tricks](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/haaland-problem-guardiola-baffling-claims-hat-trick-man-city-incredible-striker/blt88767f73125391b2), but he was contained throughout 90 frustrating minutes against Tottenham.

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This is the team we've got now until the end of the season. "When they lose it they win it back quickly and keep the team pinned back. But no one is complaining when he's scored his 25th goal of the season. He's got 25 of them but City overall have scored the same number overall. City have scored the exact number of goals as last season. "You think of the goal he got vs West Ham when there was space in behind and he gets in behind.