Kulusevski rescues late draw for Spurs in six-goal thriller at Manchester City

Akin to a breathless five a-side, Manchester City slipped from mastering Tottenham to a sloppiness that should infuriate Pep Guardiola.

Dejan Kulusevski was the visitor’s hero. As this helter-skelter contest neared added time, Brennan Johnson skated along the left and popped the ball into City’s area and the No 21 – via what looked a shoulder – beat Ederson to make it 3-3.

Here, the No 9 was fouled by Emerson Royal and after Simon Hooper waved play on Haaland dinked the ball over the top. Now, the referee blew – perhaps for offside for Grealish because otherwise this was baffling – to cause widespread disgust in City ranks.

When, finally, the match was over Guardiola and Haaland were particularly upset and home boos resounded.

This all came after a fine start by Tottenham as they scored the type of breakaway goal that is the textbook way to breach City. Kulusevski curved the ball over the champion’s high line for Son Heung-min who ran in and scored.

Great start, sure, yet three minutes later – in the ninth – City equalised. It was direct stuff, too: Julián Álvarez pinged a free-kick in from the right and the ball brushed Haaland’s forehead and banged off Son and past a helpless Guglielmo Vicario.

This was 2-1 but, after the break, City eased off the gas and Giovani Lo Celso equalised. Here, there was a sloppiness as a lazy Álvarez flick was intercepted by Ben Davies, Son was fed, he passed to the Argentinean and the finish, at distance, was curled into the corner off the base of Ederson’s right post.

Then came the grandstand finish and the share of the points that felt fair.

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