Tottenham crush Man City 4-0 as Maddison shines, Arsenal, Chelsea secure vital wins

Manchester City’s losing streak reached five games after a stunning 4-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur at the Etihad Stadium.

James Maddison, celebrating his 28th birthday, struck twice within the first 20 minutes as Spurs punished the Premier League champions on the counter-attack under Ange Postecoglou.

City controlled possession but failed to break down a resolute Spurs defense.

Any hopes of a comeback were dashed when Pedro Porro, a former City player, finished off another rapid counter.

Erling Haaland’s effort hit the crossbar, but it was the closest City came, with Brennan Johnson completing the dominant display.

This marked the worst run of Pep Guardiola’s managerial career.

City, in second place, could fall eight points behind the leaders after Liverpool’s trip to Southampton on Sunday, while Spurs climbed to sixth, just four points behind City.

Meanwhile, Arsenal thought they had taken an early lead through Jurrien Timber, but his goal was ruled out for offside after a VAR review.

The Gunners eventually broke through in the 15th minute when Bukayo Saka fired into the bottom-right corner after a clever flick from Martin Ødegaard.

At the King Power Stadium, Chelsea edged Leicester City 2-1 in a tense encounter.

Nicolas Jackson opened the scoring in the 15th minute with a brilliant outside-of-the-foot strike, and Enzo Fernandez added a second for the Blues.

Although Jordan Ayew converted a stoppage-time penalty for Leicester, it was only a consolation as Chelsea held on for the win.

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