Tottenham player ratings as Christian Eriksen puts up a fight but Harry Kane flops against Man City

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  • Tottenham suffered a 3-1 defeat at home to Manchester City in the Premier League.

    Pep Guardiola’s side extended their lead over second placed Manchester United to 16 points thanks to goals from Gabriel Jesus, Ilkay Gundogan and Raheem Sterling at Wembley.

    Christian Eriksen had reduced the deficit to 2-1 in the first half, but City will be crowned champions if United lose to bottom of the table West Bromwich Albion on Sunday.

    Here are our Spurs player ratings:

    TOTTENHAM (4-2-3-1)

    Hugo Lloris – 3: Rash tackle to concede the penalty even if the contact may have been just outside the area. Parried Jesus’ shot into Sterling’s path who tucked away the rebound. 

    Kieran Trippier – 5: Was made to run back towards his own goal first by Leroy Sane and then Sterling. Didn’t get a chance to influence the attack.

    Davinson Sanchez – 4: Was beaten by Jesus’ runs in behind a couple of times. Did get a crucial touch on Sterling’s effort later on though.

    Jan Vertonghen – 6: A battling performance peppered with several key interventions. Tried to force a few killer passes through as well.

    Ben Davies – 5: Horrendous tackle on Kompany and then a heroic block to deny Sterling later in the game.

    Eric Dier – 6: Was a formidable presence in midfield and a huge part of Spurs’ brief revival in the second half.

    Mousa Dembele – 6: Combined power and grace like only he can but couldn’t have enough of an impact on proceedings.

    Erik Lamela – 5: Plenty of trickery at times but needed to get his head up quicker. Wasteful in promising positions.

    Dele Alli – 5: Some neat touches but not his best display in a Spur shirt. An ultimately disappointing outing.

    Christian Eriksen – 7: Tremendous again, dragging his side back into the game with his goal. Was the home team’s best player.

    Harry Kane – 3: Completely anonymous. Didn’t have a sight at goal and was bossed by the City centre-backs. Out of form and out of luck.

    SUBS

    Son Heung-Min – 5: Replaced Lamela in the 64th minute and didn’t have an impact.

    Lucas Moura – 6: Came on for Dembele in the 73rd minute and was a bright spark. Made a couple of decent runs and finally worked Ederson.

    Moussa Sissoko – N/A: Barely had any time to make an impression, good or bad.

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