TUESDAY 20 AUGUST 2019How City showed they can be
an even stronger force
Despite drawing with Spurs, the champions were as dominant as ever (Getty)
MARK CRITCHLEY
NORTHERN FOOTBALL CORRESPONDENT
It was half-an-hour or so after Manchester City had dropped the first points of their Premier League title
defence when the subject could eventually move away from VAR, the new handball regulations and Gabriel
Jesus’ disallowed goal. Pep Guardiola was instead asked for his thoughts on his side’s finishing, given their
30 shots on goal compared to Tottenham Hotspur’s three. “Two shots,” he replied, amending Tottenham’s
total. “The shot from Harry Kane is not a shot.”
Guardiola was striking out an audacious attempt by Kane from his own half which bounced harmlessly wide.