Tottenham half-time ratings vs Man City – Johnson and Palhinha on target

The half time whistle has blown following the first half of the Premier League clash between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur.

Both sides come into the second match of the new campaign unbeaten with Tottenham beating Burnley 3-0 last weekend, while City swept Wolves aside by a 4-0 scoreline.

Below, we have given each Tottenham player a performance rating on a scale of 0-10, with 10 being the highest score achievable for an outstanding display at the Etihad Stadium.

Here’s how the players rated –

Tottenham player ratings vs Manchester City

Guglielmo Vicario – 7

Called into action on a couple of occasions early on, came out well to deny Marmoush just before half-time.

Pedro Porro – 6

Nearly a moment of disaster for Porro after his header failed to reach Vicario and almost gifted City a goal. Settled into the game and played the long-ball which ended up with Tottenham taking the lead.

Micky van de Ven – 6

Made the wrong decision just after half hour when he should he cleared it long rather than put Spence under pressure. His pace has not been called into action to bail his side out.

Cristian Romero – 6

A solid half from the captain, has not had the sort of physical battle with Haaland many would have expected.

Djed Spence – 7

Found himself in Thomas Frank’s bad books when he took a quick-throw in, rather than the opportunity of a long throw into City’s box. Looks so comfortable defensively and did well to cover in injury time to snuff out a City attack, another good shift on the left.

Joao Palhinha – 7

Has helped with the press in defensive phases and gets forward on every occasion, a really smart addition to the side. Scored his first goal for Spurs in added time.

Rodrigo Bentancur – 7

Has seen plenty of the ball to try to get things moving, typically sitting in front of the back four.

Pape Matar Sarr – 7

Playing in the more advanced role of the midfield three, most of his work has been limited to off the ball up until his flick on to release Richarlison. Deserves huge credit for winning the ball for Tottenham’s second.

Brennan Johnson – 6

Picked up an unnecessary booking but made amends soon after when he put his side ahead.

Mohammed Kudus – 7

Has tried to get in behind the City defensive line but has not been found by his team-mates. Looks dangerous every time he gets the ball and his physicality is causing issues.

Richarlison – 8

Has once again worked hard to press from the front, causing the defenders problems. Played a key role in Johnson’s goal with the assist back across goal and involved once again with the second.