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Mathew Davies

The moment wild Antonio Conte leaps over dugout seats to embrace Tottenham's Joe Rodon in crazy Man City win

There was absolute bedlam at the Etihad on Saturday evening, with Tottenham taking all three points in an exhilarating finish at Manchester City.

Harry Kane nodded in a stoppage-time winner to seal a 3-2 victory to throw open the Premier League title race.

Pep Guardiola's men thought they had rescued a point against the Londoners, having been 1-0 then 2-1 down, before being awarded a penalty late on in the piece.

Riyad Mahrez emphatically hammered home the spotkick into the roof of the net, with City's players intent on finding a winner themselves.

But it was Spurs, Kane and manager Antonio Conte who were celebrating wildly as the England captain headed home the decisive goal, with the Italian manager's actions not going unnoticed.

He first sprinted to embrace coach Ryan Mason before he leapt over the dugout seats to embrace Wales star Joe Rodon, who appeared surprised and delighted in equal measure as the pair celebrated an unlikely win in Manchester.

Rodon has been left in the cold somewhat at Spurs since the Italian took over, having to bide his time for minutes on the pitch.

But the manager's actions suggest the young Welshman is still an important member of the squad in north London.

"For sure it was a great win for us against a fantastic team like Manchester City," Conte said after the match.

"Compliments to Manchester City because also tonight they showed to be the best team, in my opinion, in the world for their organisation, for the players they have, for Pep.

"To win a game like this means we had a perfect performance. We were very good defensively. Before the game, during the press conference, I said we prepared for the game very well, we had a plan. For sure, when you play against Manchester City, you know the ball possession will be 70 per cent for them.

"But I always say to my players, also in the moments we’re defending, in our minds has to be the target to win the ball and to attack. Then when we had possession of the ball we moved the ball very well.

"The first goal was outstanding for me. Because we prepared for this type of situation. This type of win has to give us confidence to trust in the work we’re doing. But we know very well there are many, many games in front of us. We have to fight a lot to stay very close for the first positions."

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