Birthday boy Christian Eriksen ignites Tottenham’s title bid after win at Manchester City

Christian Eriksen marked his 24th birthday with a late goal as Tottenham Hotspur won 2-1 at Manchester City on Sunday to climb to within two points of the Premier League summit.

Harry Kane put Spurs ahead with a controversial penalty early in the second half, the England international claiming his 15th goal in his last 17 league games.

City, yet to beat a top-six side this season, equalised through teenage substitute Kelechi Iheanacho.

But City were consigned to consecutive home defeats for the first time since December 2008 when Eriksen beat Joe Hart in the 83rd minute to celebrate his milestone with his sixth goal of the season.

City, beaten for the first time in the league this season with fit-again captain Vincent Kompany in the side, are now six points behind league leaders Leicester City, while Tottenham’s fifth successive league win has raised their hopes of a first league title since 1961.

Arsenal’s last-gasp 2-1 win over Leicester earlier in the day had opened the way for both of these sides to reinforce their title credentials.