, Manuel Pellegrini 26 September 2015.
A good hunting ground in the past few seasons, City were brought down to earth, following an awful second half capitulation at White Hart Lane.
Poor line decisions played a large part in the outcome. De Bruyne's 25th minute opener was marginally off, but Spurs equaliser just before half time was a howler, with Walker being a good two yards offside as he crossed the ball. To add insult Demichelis was booked for his protestations and then in the second half a further, just as obvious, offside was waived away as Kane slotted in the rebound from Eriksen's free-kick (the free-kick itself the ultimate result of Clatenburg deflecting the ball Tottenham's way).
Of equal worry is the now long list of injuries stacking up. Hart did not start, Kompany was pulled at the last minute, Silva and Mangala were again absent, and Toure retired with hamstring concerns. These are important players even with a squad as strong as City's, and the away game at Borussia Monchengladbach on Wednesday likely comes too soon for all of those to return. With the second team finishing this game so poorly, and Sergio unable to buy a goal, City will need to dig very deep to keep their Champions League hopes alive. #CTID
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