Antonio Conte lauds 'wonderful' Man City as he reflects on Tottenham's 'perfect' win

20.02.2022 - 22:59 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Antonio Conte has praised his Tottenham players after they defeated a 'fantastic' Manchester City side.

Spurs caught City cold in the opening moments with Dejan Kulusevski tapping home after Heung-min Son broke the offside trap.

City were level with just over 10 minutes of the half remaining as Hugo Lloris fumbled a Raheem Sterling cross into the path of Ilkay Gundogan who fired home.

Harry Kane then put the visitors back in front as he fired home a Son cross.

Pep Guardiola's side thought they'd snatched a share of the spoils after Riyad Mahrez converted a penalty in stoppage time following a handball from Cristian Romero.

However, Kane popped up again in the dying moments to seal the victory for Conte's men.

Speaking after the final whistle, the Italian coach said: "It was a great win for us against a fantastic team like Man City.

"When we had the possession we moved the ball very well. The first goal was outstanding. We prepared this type of situation. This type of win has to give us confidence.

"When you win against Manchester City, you've played a perfect game."

He added when speaking to Sky Sports: "It was an emotional game, for sure it was an exciting game. We played a good game, we followed a plan.

"Before the game, I said that Manchester City would keep the possession for 65-70 minutes in the game and we had to be good tactically in a defensive way.

"At the same time, when you are defending the first thought was to attack and I think we did this and we created the chances to score the goals against a fantastic, wonderful team."

City now have a week to prepare for their next fixture as they travel to Goodison Park to face Everton.

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