Manchester City vs Tottenham final score: Kane, Spurs blow title back open

Manchester City vs Tottenham: Harry Kane inspired and dragged Spurs to a 3-2 victory at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday, completing the 2021-22 season double over the defending Premier League champions.

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Dejan Kulusevski opened the scoring after four minutes and Ilkay Gundogan equalized just after the half-hour mark, but the top story was still to be written, with Kane, who was so desperate for a transfer to Manchester City in the summer, scoring twice after halftime to beat back Riyad Mahrez’s stoppage-time equalizer with an even later winner.

The defeat ends Manchester City’s unbeaten run at 15 games (14W-1D-0L), and once again reignites the Premier League title race.

Final score: Manchester City 2, Tottenham 3

Goal scorers: Manchester City (Gundogan 33′, Mahrez 90’+2), Tottenham (Kulusevski 4′, Kane 59′, Kane 90’+4)

Shots: Manchester City 21, Tottenham 6

Shots on target: Manchester City 4, Tottenham 5

Possession: Manchester City 72%, Tottenham 28%

1. Kane nearing return to his best: He’ll need some more weeks and months of prolific goal-scoring to match the raw numbers of his best seasons for Tottenham, but Kane is more frequently showing flashes of brilliance when he drops into midfield to facilitate play with his long-range passing. The timing of his run for Tottenham’s second goal was also a familiar sight with Son Heung-min picking him out with an inch-perfect cross. His ability to receive and retain the ball in transitional moments not only makes Spurs a threat in attack, but it relieves immense pressure on the defense when a simple ball out to midfield isn’t immediately returned to the final third. He scored twice and provided the assist-before-the-assist on the other goal, perhaps