Manchester City have the chance to go top of the Premier League for at least a few hours on Saturday when they take on Everton.
25.01.2024 - 06:25 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Almost 20 years ago, Manchester City travelled down to Tottenham for an FA Cup replay with hope but not much else.
It was a meeting of two Premier League sides, although City's status was under threat thanks to a winless run in the division that had begun in early November and would stretch across 14 matches into late February. Tottenham had already knocked them out of the League Cup, so this was the last chance for Kevin Keegan's side to enjoy any escape from their league form.
Things didn't start well when Spurs centre-back Ledley King curled in a worldie on his left foot from the edge of the box inside the opening two minutes, forcing City into some early reflection. With an early goal against them at a difficult stadium, they needed to dig in.
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"You're thinking that we had better start grafting because if you don't you can get in one of those uncomfortable scenarios where you're two or three down in the first half, the opposition are playing at home and Spurs are probably one of the worst team you could play against for your Oles and showboating," recalled Trevor Sinclair. "We were thinking we could get massively embarrassed here if we don't make sure we compete in this game and keep it tight at the back...and sadly we didn't do that!"
With 20 minutes, Robbie Keane had added a second for the hosts. City's top scorer Nicolas Anelka then went off injured, Christian Ziege curled in a third and Joey Barton - having already been booked for a strong challenge on Michael Brown and given the ref plenty of lip for it - talked his way (surely not?!) into a red card as the
Manchester City have the chance to go top of the Premier League for at least a few hours on Saturday when they take on Everton.
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