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Premier League: Man City seal stunning comeback win over Spurs

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Manchester City come from two goals down to beat Tottenham Hotspur in a Premier League clash at the Etihad Stadium on Thursday night.

The Pep Guardiola side were down 2-0 at half time but scored four goals in the second half to secure a 4-2 victory.

With the win, Man City reduce the gap to league leaders Arsenal to five points.

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Dejan Kulusevski opened the scoring in the 44th minute before Emerson Royal headed a second after City keeper could only push out Harry Kane’s shot just before the half-time whistle.

Julian Alvarez scored to begin the comeback in the 51st minute and Erling Haaland headed in from close range two minutes later to draw City level.

Riyad Mahrez scored in the 63rd minute to put City ahead for the first time in the game, and the Algerian forward scored again on 90minute to seal the win.

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