Manchester City returned to the top of the Premier League with a hard-fought 1-0 victory at Wembley. Riyad Mahrez's sixth-minute goal was the difference on a difficult night when the three points were far more important than the performance.
Positives
It was a question of survival rather than skill as the flowing football had to be discarded on the dreadful NFL-marked Wembley pitch, which played as badly as it looked. But City dug deep to show their fighting qualities and produced the one moment of quality in an awful match.
Negatives
The defence gave up more opportunities than they have in recent matches. That should be expected against a title rival but Tottenham tried to exploit a weakness down the left-hand side with Benjamin Mendy looking particularly unhappy. Pep Guardiola has also been frustrated that his forwards haven't been clinical enough in recent weeks and they again missed chances to kill off an awkward encounter.
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