
The world was quick to anoint Manchester City as 2025–26 Premier League champions after Gameweek One, and perhaps their annual defeat to Tottenham Hotspur has done little to shift the narrative.
Spurs just have a thing for downing Pep Guardiola’s Cityzens, although last weekend’s defeat was unlike the majority that have come before. Thomas Frank’s side had their way at the Etihad, and there was no sense of a smash-and-grab.