🦁 Man City on verge of fourth PL title after second-half win at Tottenham | OneFootball

Manchester City are closing in on a fourth Premier League title on the spin after a second-half win over Tottenham.

Scorers: Haaland 51′, (PEN) 90+1′

Rodrigo Bentancur signalled the hosts’ early intent with a stop which Ederson tipped over his crossbar in the opening stages.

At the other end, Guglielmo Vicario spared Pierre-Emile Højbjerg’s blushes by keeping out a Phil Foden volley after the midfielder’s error.

But Erling Haaland finally broke the deadlock early in the second half as he slotted home Kevin de Bruyne’s cutback in the penalty area.

Pep Guardiola’s side were forced into a surprise change as Stefan Ortega replaced Ederson after he was injured in a collision with Cristian Romero.

Ortega was soon called into action to deny Dejan Kulusevski’s shot from a tight angle after holding his position in the build-up.

Heung-min Son appeared set to snatch a leveller in the closing stages in a one-on-one with Ortega but drew a good stop from the City stand-in.

In a quick turnaround, the visitors doubled their lead from the penalty spot after Pedro Porro fouled Jérémy Doku, allowing Haaland to convert.

City now hold a two-point cushion over Arsenal heading into the league’s final game while Tottenham miss out on Champions League qualification as they stay fifth.