Spurs stun Manchester City to open the door for table topping United
Tottenham come from a goal behind to surprise Manchester side, while the Red Devils thrash Black Cats and Liverpool also win to ease the pressure on manager Brendan Rodgers
Harry Kane scored his first goal of the season for Tottenham as Spurs roared back from a goal down to hammer early title favorites Manchester City 4-1 in the Premier League yesterday.
City, who have now lost two in a row after being beaten 2-1 by West Ham United last week, had no answer to a rampant Spurs in the second half.
Part of the reason for goals is the referee's mistake, but another part is the mistake of our defence
Both City's coach Manuel Pellegrini and Spurs' Mauricio Pochettino agreed that Tottenham's first and third goals involved clear offsides, but Pellegrini accepted his team were as culpable as the officials.
"Part of the reason for goals is the referee's mistake, but another part is the mistake of our defence. We played well in the first half, but not in the second half," he said.
"My mentality is not to try to have excuses. The two offside goals were very important because the first one was their equaliser and the next one made it 3-1, but it's part of the game and when you lose 4-1 it's not just about the referee's mistake."
Pochettino, delighted with his team's fightback after losing to arch-rivals Arsenal in the League Cup on Wednesday, added: "When I was at Southampton, we lost 4-1 to City and two of their goals was offside, but this is football. I am delighted we won."
City were without injured goalkeeper Joe Hart, captain Vincent Kompany and midfielder David Silva. They lost Yaya Toure with a hamstring injury in the second half although they still dominated the first half and took a 25th-minute lead on a breakaway goal from record signing Kevin de Bruyne.
Spurs equalised through Erik Dier on the stroke of half-time although Kyle Walker was clearly offside in the buildup.
Toby Alderweireld headed Spurs ahead in the 50th minute before Kane, in an offside position, ended his drought when he swept home in the 61st minute after a Christian Eriksen free kick rebounded back off the bar.
"I am very pleased Harry Kane scored his first goal of the season for us," Pochettino said. "It was a very important goal for him and a very important result for us."
Lamela completed the scoring late on.
Liverpool eased the pressure on much-criticised manager Brendan Rodgers following a 3-2 win over Aston Villa.
Stand-in captain James Milner gave the hosts the perfect start at Anfield while Daniel Sturridge scored two.
Memphis Depay scored his first Premier League goal and Wayne Rooney added his first of the season as Manchester United beat Sunderland 3-0 to go top of the standings.
In other action, Southampton beat Swansea 3-1; Arsenal routed Leicester 5-2; Stoke beat Bournemouth 2-1 and West Ham held Norwich to a 2-2 draw. Champions Chelsea played Newcastle United in a late game last night.
