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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Alex Brotherton

Harry Kane exposed hidden Man City flaw as Ruben Dias and Joao Cancelo both fail to heed warning

Defensive fragility haunted Manchester City on Saturday as a Harry Kane-inspired Tottenham Hotspur snatched a 3-2 win to cast doubts over City's title credentials.

There is no denying that Tottenham pulled off a near-perfect performance, with their defence keeping City largely at bay and Kane linking up brilliantly with Son Heung-min to exploit Pep Guardiola's side on the counter.

However, it's also true that City defended atrociously. Everything that could go wrong did go wrong, a worrying fact given that heading into the game they would have known exactly how Spurs would play.

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