It was not the free-rolling City of late and Tottenham will rue missing some good opportunities to salvage something from a rather disjoined affair on a patchwork pitch
Mahrez caught Tottenham cold in the sixth minute after a defensive mistake but despite City's dominance they were missing their usual clinical edge on a poor surface scarred by an NFL fixture a day earlier
David Silva and Mahrez both could have put the game beyond Tottenham but the hosts, who were on a four-match winning run in the league and could have gone above City into second with a win, always looked a threat
Dele Alli returned from a hamstring injury for Tottenham and his arrival as a substitute sparked some late pressure in which Erik Lamela spurned a glorious late chance to equalise
Tottenham XI: Lloris, Trippier, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Davies, Sissoko, Dier, Dembele, Lamela, Lucas, Kane Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Laporte, Mendy, Fernandinho, B Silva, D Silva, Mahrez, Sterling, Aguero TOTTENHAM 0-1 MANCHESTER CITY | MAHREZ (6)Riyad Mahrez tucks away Raheem Sterling passLucas Moura booked for divingKevin De Bruyne replaces Sergio AgueroCity reclaim top position from Liverpool TOTTENHAM 0-1 MANCHESTER CITY FT: It is
Manchester City reclaim top spot from Liverpool thanks to an early Riyad Mahrez strike
It's a win of real significance for Pep Guardiola's side on a desperately poor surface
They move back to the top after after trips to Arsenal, Liverpool and Spurs in their first 10 games
94: Whoah! What happened there? Kyle Walker shanks a clearance out for a corner. This would be dramatic… cleared
I think that will be that. 93: City seeing this out in a very professional manner with plenty of passing in midfield areas
Ben Davies shows his frustration with a foul on KDB and collects a booking. 91: That was strange
Lamela and Mendy have a shoving match with the Argentine kicking out. Mendy responds with a wild swing of the arm that luckily didn't connect
90: Four minutes added time as Christian Eriksen scoops a cross/shot over the bar
Time for one last chance? 88: Vincent Kompany arrives late in the day to keep things tight
He's on for David Silva. Spurs fans hating these changes and time-wasting tactics
86: Nearly. Christian Eriksen is on the stretch near the byline and looks to divert the ball goalwards but Ederson gathers rather easily
84: Nasty. Sissoko rakes Sterling's heel but referee Friend completely misses it
Spurs fans want a booking for simulation but I suspect they'll think different when they see it again
81: Christian Eriksen on for the last 10 minutes. Lucas Moura heads off. 80: I don't believe it
Mauricio Pochettino looks completely stumped as Erik Lamela misses a complete sitter
Lucas Moura does SO well to disposes Riyad Mahrez and send Dele Alli clear. The midfielder sends a peach of a pass over to the unmarked Lamela, who blazes over from 10 yards
To be fair to Lamela, the ball did take a bobble. 78: Pep Guardiola looks an anxious man
He's up and down off that bench every 30 seconds to bark orders, wave his arms and sit back down
Harry Winks bursts forward 20 yards before finding Alli, whose ambitious strike is easily blocked
75: KDB isn't quite at the pace of the game yet and Erik Lamela nicks it off his toes before curling wide
Dele Alli replaces Moussa Dembele for the final 15 minutes. 73: Surprisingly Sergio Aguero is the first Manchester City player to be replaced
Kevin De Bruyne replaces him to regain some control in the middle of the park. 70: Kevin Friend is losing control here
First he gives a foul against Dembele but changes his mind and awards it the other way instead
I don't think he will be able to blame the pitch for that… 69: This game should be over
Manchester City will be furious if they don't take all three points here as Sergio Aguero sees another long-ranger palmed away
Harry Winks replaces Eric Dier. 66: How many opportunities are City going to spurn before Tottenham punish them?! Sergio Aguero spins his marker before darting to his left and curling an effort straight at Lloris
He had Raheem Sterling unmarked to his left… 63: Spurs are still in with a shout here
They've mostly been passengers since the re-start but with only a one-goal deficit and Dele Alli and Christian Eriksen on the bench - the comeback is possible
60: Spurs fans enjoyed that. Kyle Walker is in a rather advanced position and only has Sergio Aguero for company
He's caught in two minds and eventually rolls the ball out of play. Boos, jeers and the odd "wheyey" follows
Standard. 57: That should have been game, set and match. David Silva wriggles his way across the penalty area, but instead of shooting - he lays it off to Raheem Sterling
Sterling shifts it to his right but Toby Tottenham makes a vital block. 54: Booked! Aymeric Laporte is booked for a blatant bodycheck on Sissoko, who was looking to break
The defender is arguing his case but I really don't see what he's moaning about. The free-kick is struck straight to Ederson
Poor. 51: Whoops! Hugo Lloris with a suicidal pass straight to Sergio Aguero. The Argentine looks to punish him but Eric Dier makes the foul and City have themselves a very useful free-kick just outside the area
Silva lines it up… straight into the wall. Fairly poor by his standards. TOTTENHAM 0-1 MANCHESTER CITY 45: And we're back underway folks
Dele Alli and Christian Eriksen were warming up over the break, but neither have been thrown into the mix
Oh, apparently Manchester City are still yet to lose a Premier League match when Aymeric Laporte has featured?! TOTTENHAM 0-1 MANCHESTER CITY HT: Terrible pitch, same classy Manchester City
Pep Guardiola's side hold a slender one-goal advantage thanks to an early strike from Riyad Mahrez
Spurs will still be encouraged by their first-half display - Harry Kane could easily have scored when taking a heavy touch back to Ederson
All to play for. 45: Mauricio Pochettino is pacing up and down the touchline. He's desperate for the half-time whistle
Lucas Moura booked for an obvious dive when Fernandinho made the fatal mistake of breathing on the Brazilian
42: Eric Dier can't resist a should barge on Raheem Sterling and gives away a needless free-kick before the break
Fortunately Sanchez is up highest to clear the danger. 39: LOL!! Moussa Sissoko is standing inside the centre-circle and smashes the ball out for a corner
I've absolutely no idea how he's managed that. Anyway, Kyle Walker and Erik Lamela are having a right old battle on the left with the City full-back conceding the free-kick
Nothing comes of it. 36: David Silva is allowed to waltz through the heart of the Spurs defence and fizz an effort at Hugo Lloris, who claims at the second time of asking
Tottenham don't look the same at the back without Jan Vertonghen. 33: That HAD to be a goal
Aymeric Laporte's header falls kindly for Lamela, who slips in Harry Kane with his first touch
The England international's heavy touch gives Ederson that split-second he needs to rush off his line and block
30: Just ticked beyond the half-hour mark and City are in control. Spurs still pressing with intent but they've chased shadows at times
29: Save! David Silva with some intricate play inside the Tottenham penalty area releases Riyad Mahrez on right right
His angled effort is crucially slapped away by Lloris for a corner, which is cleared
27: Penalty appeal! Well, kind of. John Stones ushers Erik Lamela out of play and the Spurs winger hits the deck at a rate of knots
Kevin Friend not interested, rightly so. 24: Big chance. Huge chance for Tottenham
Benjamin Mendy lets the ball roll underneath his foot and Sissoko capitalises. He cuts into the penalty area but can't find the pass and Fernandinho mops up the danger
Interesting that Mendy didn't even bother to chase back. He just accepted it. 21: Erik Lamela breaks away down the right flank and Fernandinho has no option but to hack him down cynically
Referee Kevin Friend doesn't reach to his pocket though. Quite lenient this evening
18: Manchester City are all over Tottenham. Right now, Pep Guardiola's side look a class above as Spurs try and make their physical presence known
15: Why is nobody marking Raheem Sterling?! Kieran Trippier is being caught too far upfield and the City winger is constantly free down the left touchline
He's played in again and only a last-ditch sliding tackle from Sanchez prevents him from doubling the advantage
13: Lively old game this. Rapid. 11: Harry Kane loves an ambitious effort. The England captain sizes one up from the better part of 35 yards and spanks it wildly over
Seconds later Toby Alderweireld nods a cross into the arms of Ederson. 8: Close to a second! Raheem Sterling breezes in again down the left flank but this time Sergio Aguero arrives to thump his pass narrowly wide from a more awkward angle
TOTTENHAM 0-1 MANCHESTER CITY | MAHREZ 6: Clinical. That's just vintage Manchester City, who take an early lead at Wembley
Do they care about the surface? Do they heck! Raheem Sterling nips ahead of Kieran Trippier to meet a diagonal pass and the winger is away
He shifts inside and lays it on a plate for the onrushing Riyad Mahrez to convert from point-blank range
Early touchdown for City! 5: Breaking news: Real Madrid manager Julen Lopetegui has been sacked
Terrible couple of months for the Spanish tactician. Antonio Conte is currently the favourite to succeed him
3: Manchester City are straight on the front-foot with Sergio Aguero wriggling his way through the Tottenham defence before a deflection sees the ball ricochet off his arm
Pitch update? It's not great. The ball is moving slower than usual and the markings are proving extremely annoying
TOTTENHAM 0-0 MANCHESTER CITY 1: Perfectly observed. We're underway at Wembley Stadium
Two-minute warning 19:58: The players have emerged to a fairly quiet and sparse Wembley Stadium
We're about to have a minute's silence to mark Remembrance Sunday, and those affected by the Leicester helicopter tragedy
Second string? 19:54: I tell you what, I'd fancy my chances of creating a Premier League title winning side out of the two benches tonight
TotCity XI: Gazzaniga, Kompany, Otamendi, Walker-Peters, Aurier, De Bruyne, Eriksen, Alli, Sane, Jesus, Son
Pep's sorry 19:50: Pep Guardiola admits he was wrong to refer to Tottenham as "the Harry Kane team"
Are we still arguing about this?! Guardiola insisted he did not mean that and the reference was intended as a compliment to Kane but he accepts it came out badly
"They show me how wrong I was," Guardiola said. Not really an apology now I think about it… Twitter round-up Jason: Wembley pitch looks Sunday league standard for tonight's game and that's why you don't play an NFL game at a venue the day before a football match
Ryan: Most interesting Monday Night Football of the season so far - Controversial prediction, but Spurs 0 - 4 Man City
No way on this awful pitch Spurs will have a chance, but maybe that will also limit MC's capabilities? Ready for this one! Kyle: I would have much preferred it if Spurs had played Dembele and Wanyama with Eriksson or Ali in centre midfield
Plus Son should have been part of a front 3 with Lucas and Kane. Lamela is in good form though so hopefully that will continue tonight
Poch off? 19:35: Oh dear, Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville thinks Mauricio Pochettino's comments are laying the "first foundations" for a move away from Tottenham
"Pochettino has always peddled the party line well," Neville said. "We know what Tottenham are like in terms of being quite conservative and pragmatic with spending and they do what they can, but he has always managed things well and pushed away questions about why can't you spend like other clubs do
"Pochettino is a brilliant coach but at some point he was always going to want to manage one of the super clubs in Europe
There are a couple at the moment that you can imagine will be changing manager in the next 12 months and looking at him, and he will know they are looking at him
"It feels to me that he has laid the first foundations for a move away from the club and started to prepare the ground
" King Pep 19:30: Oh, I haven't heard from the boffins down at Football Index for weeks and then they deliver this pearl
They have crunched the numbers and found that Pep Guardiola enjoys an 85 percent combined win rate as a player and manager at Wembley
Guardiola first tasted victory at the iconic stadium in 1992 when the Catalan side won the European Champions Cup, beating Sampdoria at extra time
He returned seven years later to feature in Barcelona's 4-2 Champions League group game victory against Arsenal who were using Wembley to boost competition attendances
Those two victories meant Guardiola had a 100% win record as a player. However, the 47-year-old has tasted almost as much success since hanging up his boots, winning 80% of his Wembley visits
Arsenal did get the better of Guardiola when winning the FA Cup semi-final in extra time
But, with 17 goals for, only seven against and an 80 percent win rate as a manager, Tottenham should be scared
Twitter round-up Ian: What state of that pitch at Wembley they should just ban NFL from the UK
Why don't they use Twickenham!? Brandon: I honestly don't care how much Manchester City win or lose by today, I just want the guys to stand on that disaster of a pitch for 90 minutes so no one gets hurt
Wembley Stadium and Tottenham Hotspur, you are an embarrassment. Stephen: I hope Tottenham don't bleat about the state of the Wembley pitch tonight
If they had got their own house in order they would have had nothing to moan about
Low Pochettino, despite high position 19:20: This is quite worrying for Tottenham supporters
Mauricio Pochettino says this season has seen him endure his "worst feeling" as Tottenham's manager
Tottenham's new stadium is facing ongoing delays with the club announcing on Friday that the rest of their 2018 home games will be at the national stadium
The boss suffered more frustration as Spurs became the first club in Premier League history not to sign anyone during the summer transfer window, something that was hardly ideal given nine of their World Cup players did not report back until five days before the new season began
They are on the brink of a Champions League exit after picking up just one point from their opening three group games but their domestic form has been good
Pochettino admits his mood has been "the worst". "The season so far, it's strange because my feeling is the worst feeling I've had in the five years that I've been here," he said
"It's the worst. My feeling, but it's the best start ever for the club in the Premier League
It's strange, no? "This season, my feeling is the worst. "I don't know, it's so difficult to explain because many things happen, I am disappointed we are still waiting for the new stadium when the expectation was to be there at the beginning of the season
"I don't know, many things happened in the summer, many things that make myself not in my best mood or best humour
I know I always have a good relationship with the media but my feeling is not the best feeling, I had better feeling in previous seasons
" Team news - Manchester City 19:10: Pep Guardiola bingo was fairly predictable tonight
Raheem Sterling and Kyle Walker return to the starting XI having been rested (and ruined my fantasy football team) against Burnley
Vincent Kompany and Leroy Sane drop to the bench, alongside Kevin De Bruyne, Gabriel Jesus and Nicolas Otamendi
Team news - Tottenham 19:05: I guess tonight is one of those rare occasions where people are more interested by players who aren't playing… Christian Eriksen, Dele Alli, Kevin de Bruyne and Leroy Sane are all among the substitutes
Just the one change for Mauricio Pochettino from last weekend's 1-0 victory over West Ham
Mousa Dembele replaces Harry Winks in midfield. It's safe… 19:03: I've seen a few tweets asking whether the surface is actually safe enough to play on
The answer is, yes… apparently. Referee Kevin Friend and his fellow match officials walked around the pitch at around 6pm with a ball testing to see how it rolls
Tottenham vs Manchester City 19:00: And here are tonight's starting XI's. A quick glance tells me that Kevin De Bruyne will have to settle for a place on the bench
Dele Alli is also among the substitutes. Tottenham XI: Lloris, Trippier, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Davies, Sissoko, Dier, Dembele, Lamela, Lucas, Kane
Subs: Gazzaniga, Son, Walker-Peters, Winks, Alli, Eriksen, Aurier. Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Laporte, Mendy, Fernandinho, B Silva, D Silva, Mahrez, Sterling, Aguero
Subs: Muric, Kompany, De Bruyne, Sane, Otamendi, Jesus, Foden. Twitter round-up Paddy: I love that Spurs are complaining about the state of the Wembley pitch, despite the NFL being scheduled before spurs came begging back, they probably should have finished their stadium when they said they would! Steve: The irony… two of the richest clubs in the world complaining about a pitch at Wembley just days after decision not to sell it! Brooks: All those moaning about the state of Wembley's pitch after the NFL game will do well to walk around some of the pitches the kids play on on a Sunday morning
The pitch… 18:55: Yes, that really is the state of the surface at Wembley tonight
The Premier League encounter takes place just 24 hours after an NFL match between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Philadelphia Eagles was played on the same surface
It really is shocking with mud and puddles all over the place - which is quite obviously terrible news for two of England's best passing teams
The Wembley ground staff did their best to repair the pitch for the highly anticipated clash, but it still looks like something from Black Mirror
You can still see the NFL markings!! Sergio Aguero… 18:50: Uh oh! It could be a landmark day for Sergio Aguero at Wembley tonight
Why? Well, his next Premier League goal will be his 150th in the competition. I know that SHOULD mean nothing for his chances of getting on the scoresheet - but there's always that feeling he will do it on a big night for the cameras
Evening 18:45: Good evening Wembley! I've always wanted to say that to 90,000 adoring fans inside the historic stadium
But I suppose typing it into cyberspace to 500 irritated commuters will suffice… Anyway, welcome to our LIVE coverage of the Premier League as Tottenham and Manchester City go head-to-head in London
Pep Guardiola's side have the chance reclaim top position from Liverpool tonight, but Tottenham have also enjoyed their best start to a Premier League season and could leapfrog City with a famous victory
It should be a cracker - let's have some team news and line-ups, shall we? TOTTENHAM vs MANCHESTER CITY Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli has returned to training having missed the last four games with a hamstring injury, but boss Mauricio Pochettino might not risk him against the champions
Danny Rose (groin) and Jan Vertonghen (hamstring) miss out. Manchester City are still without midfielder Ilkay Gundogan, who is likely to be sidelined with a hamstring injury for another fortnight
Fabian Delph has recovered from a knock while Kyle Walker has overcome a groin problem and Danilo could also be available after an ankle injury
Last season: Tottenham 1 Man City 3 Man City 4 Tottenham Hotspur 1 Last five league matches: Tottenham L W W W W; Man City W W W D W Top scorers: Harry Kane (Tottenham) 7; Sergio Aguero (Man City) 9 Referee: Kevin Friend
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