"The manner of their second-half capitulation saw to that. If they were impressive before the interval, they were so brittle thereafter, blown off course after Tottenham stirred. Pep Guardiola was beside himself with frustration on the touchline. The City manager has now seen his team drop seven points since the turn of the year with goals they have conceded in the second-half of matches."
"And, after Solanke had scored for 2-1 a controversial goal, with City wanting a foul by him on Marc Guehi the scene was set for one of the goals of the season. It was Conor Gallagher who won the ball before crossing. Which was when Solanke diverted the ball up and over Gianluigi Donnarumma with the outside of his trailing boot. Call it a scorpion kick. Or just something brilliant."
"And yet this told only a part of the story because it was Spurs' day. Above all, it was one for Xavi Simons and Dominic Solanke. Maybe even the under-fire Thomas Frank, too. Simons was the driving force behind the Spurs comeback, Solanke the goalscoring hero. Spurs had been booed off at half-time. Of course. And yet their injury-ravaged team refused to bow to what had felt like the inevitable. In the process, they would give Arsenal's title challenge a boost."
Manchester City led at half-time after goals from Rayan Cherki and Antoine Semenyo but collapsed in the second half, conceding twice and losing control. Pep Guardiola showed visible frustration on the touchline as City extended a worrying run of dropped points from second-half goals, leaving them six points behind Arsenal. Tottenham mounted a determined comeback despite boos and injuries, with Xavi Simons supplying momentum and Dominic Solanke scoring twice, including a controversial goal and a spectacular scorpion-kick equaliser. Conor Gallagher won the decisive ball for the second goal. The draw boosted Arsenal's title prospects while underscoring City's second-half fragility.
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