Antonio Conte shows Pep Guardiola the suffocating tactical tweak Man City need to add

Having previously established a commanding lead at the top of the Premier League table, by the time Manchester City face Everton next weekend they could find the gap between themselves and closest challengers Liverpool trimmed to a mere three points.

Losing 3-2 to Tottenham means that Pep Guardiola's side are now entering unchartered waters. Under Guardiola City have both run away with titles and overcome large deficits to clinch victory but never have they surrendered a seemingly unassailable lead.

So, is it time to panic?

Liverpool may now be breathing down City's necks after a Harry Kane-inspired Spurs exploited a shambolic defensive display by the Blues but with two-and-a-half months of the season remaining, it might be a bit too soon to start asking for divine intervention.

Spurs were always going to be a tricky opponent. City's opening-day loss in north London was put down to the absence of important players and a lack of match fitness but in reality, Spurs have had City's number for a good few years now.

City have won only one of their last six games against Spurs, despite the fact that the London club have had four different managers during that period. Regardless of who has been sat in the dugout, Spurs have repeatedly undone City with a combination of deep, compact defending and rapid counter-attacks, a concoction that is effectively City's kryptonite.

So if City and Pep knew how Spurs would approach Saturday's meeting, why didn't they do anything about it? Simply put, Spurs have a squad perfectly constructed to exploit City's weaknesses. Few strikers in world football, never mind the Premier League, are as lethal in the penalty area and adept at dropping deep to get involved in build-up play as Kane is.

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