Man City vs Tottenham LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction as Riyad Mahrez completes comeback

Man City 4-2 Tottenham: Pep Guardiola’s men come from behind to beat Spurs and close the gap on Arsenal

'Conte has beaten me a lot' Pep looks forward to Spurs

Riyad Mahrez struck twice as Manchester City staged a stunning fightback to reignite their title hopes with a 4-2 win over Tottenham.

The Premier League champions were rocked when Spurs struck twice through Dejan Kulusevski and Emerson Royal in the closing moments of the first half after Ederson errors at the Etihad Stadium.

Yet faced with the prospect of trailing leaders Arsenal by eight points and having played a game more, Pep Guardiola’s side roused themselves after the break.

Julian Alvarez pulled one back and Erling Haaland, with his first goal in four games, restored parity before the influential Mahrez secured victory with a double.

The turnaround prevented City sinking to a third successive defeat in all competitions and will probably have left Arsenal bemoaning their rivals’ inability to land another blow on the champions.

Relive all the action as Manchester City defeated Tottenham at the Etihad Stadium:

Man City vs Tottenham

• Manchester City shock Tottenham and reel in Arsenal with sensational second-half comeback
• FT - Manchester City complete remarkable comeback win over Tottenham (MCI 4-2 TOT)
• 90’ GOAL! - Mahrez sews up the points for City (MCI 4-2 TOT)
• 64’ GOAL! - Mahrez completes City’s comeback to put them in front (MCI 3-2 TOT)
• 54’ GOAL! - Haaland heads home the equaliser for City (MCI 2-2 TOT)
• 51’ GOAL! - Alvarez claws one back for City just after the break (MCI 1-2 TOT)
• 45+2’ GOAL! - Emerson Royal heads home a rebound to double Spurs’ lead (MCI 0-2 TOT)
• 45’ GOAL! - Kulusevski opens the scoring for Spurs (MCI 0-1 TOT)
• 42’ CHANCE! - Haaland heads Rodri’s cross over the bar (MCI 0-0 TOT)
• 39’ SAVE! - Lloris keeps out Lewis’ shot from range (MCI 0-0 TOT)
• 21’ BLOCKED - Dier charges down Alvarez’s effort (MCI 0-0 TOT)
• 15’ SHOT! - Kane’s first sight at goal hits the side-netting but he’s offside (MCI 0-0 TOT)

[19 January 2023 20:46 · Michael Jones]

GOAL! Man City 0-1 Tottenham (Kulusevski, 45’)⚽️

45 mins: Mistake from Ederson! He tries to play out from the back and sends the ball to Rodri who is pounced on immediately by the pressing Rodrigo Bentancur.

The ball squirts out to Dejan Kulusevski who takes a touch then curls his effort wide of the goalkeeper before slotting it into the far corner!

[19 January 2023 20:43 · Michael Jones]

Man City 0-0 Tottenham

42 mins: Close! You’d have backed Erling Haaland to score this! Rodri dinks the ball into the box from just outside the penalty area and perfectly picks out the Norwegian forward.

Haaland leaps towards the ball but lifts it over the crossbar with his headed effort.

[19 January 2023 20:42 · Michael Jones]

Man City 0-0 Tottenham

39 mins: Save! Rico Lewis is the man who almost provides the breakthrough for Manchester City.

He comes up the pitch, receives the ball and fires a low drive from 25 yards straight at goal. A deflection forces Hugo Lloris into a sprawling save to his left and the Spurs goalkeeper keeps it out.

[19 January 2023 20:37 · Michael Jones]

Man City 0-0 Tottenham

36 mins: Dejan Kuluaevski darts into the box from the right wing after Tottenham win the ball high up the pitch. Kulusevski leaves the ball to Harry Kane who shifts it to the right and shoots but sees his effort blocked.

Tottenham win a corner though. Can they make use of it?

[19 January 2023 20:35 · Michael Jones]

Man City 0-0 Tottenham

33 mins: It’s been far from the most enthralling Premier League match of the season. Neither team has had a shot on target yet with City only managing four shots and Spurs just the one.

Still, there’s plenty of time for things to liven up.

[19 January 2023 20:32 · Michael Jones]

Man City 0-0 Tottenham

30 mins: Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg goes in the book too. He’s looking to drive the ball up the pitch but gets tackled by a perfectly timed tackle from Rico Lewis.

Hojbjerg then follows through and stands on Lewis’ legs as he’s sprawled on the floor with the referee determining that his actions were intentional.

[19 January 2023 20:26 · Michael Jones]

Man City 0-0 Tottenham

27 mins: Close! Another corner for Man City gets cleared up as far as Son Heung-min but the forward takes his time bringing the ball under control.

By the time he’s ready to kick into a counter-attack Jack Grealish has sprinted back and receives a loud round of applause after completing a sliding tackle to dispossess the South Korean.

[19 January 2023 20:23 · Michael Jones]

Man City 0-0 Tottenham

24 mins: Manuel Akanji brings the ball into midfield before getting clipped by Cristian Romero. The referee pulls out a yellow card but it was a soft tackle and the booking is more for an accummulation of fouls from the visiting team.

[19 January 2023 20:21 · Michael Jones]

Man City 0-0 Tottenham

21 mins: Blocked! Jack Grealish wins Man City a corner that sees Riyad Mahrez’s delivery headed away. Ilkay Gundogan recovers the ball and gives it to Grealish who pulls a pass back to Julian Alvarez.

Alvarez shoots but his effort is charged down by Eric Dier and Spurs clear their lines.

[19 January 2023 20:19 · Michael Jones]

Man City 0-0 Tottenham

18 mins: Penalty shout! Ilkay Gundogan collects the ball in the middle of Tottenham’s half. He spins towards goal and flicks one over the top for Erling Haaland.

Haaland gets in a tangle with Cristian Romero and goes down inside the box but the referee isn’t interested in City’s appeals for a penalty and neither is VAR.