Manchester City have now lost five games in a row in all competitions after being stunned by Tottenham Hotspur at the Etihad Stadium.
City bossed the opening 10 minutes but the visitors soon clicked and James Maddison stuck twice to fire Spurs into a 2-0 lead midway through the opening half.
Pedro Porro then made it 3-0 shortly after the interval by scoring against the club who used to own him but never gave him a first-team chance.
Substitute Brennan Johnson then tapped home from a Timo Werner cross to complete a rout in added time.
Tottenham’s victory takes them up to sixth in the Premier League table, just three points behind Arsenal in fourth.
Meanwhile, City remain second but will be eight points off the lead if Liverpool beat Southampton on Sunday.
Tottenham absolutely smashed their way past Manchester City to complete a memorable evening at The Etihad and breathe new life into their season overall.
A double from James Maddison, followed by goals from Pedro Porro and Brennan Johnson ensured Spurs won with ease and piled further misery on Pep Guardiola’s outfit.
Of course, there were some standout performances across the pitch from Tottenham, with Dejan Kulusevski among those to impress.
However, it was a squad effort, and one member of the squad who came off the bench to play his part was German forward, Timo Werner.
Werner set up the fourth for Johnson and in watching him do so, former Tottenham stopper Paul Robinson said he was stunned by what he saw.
Timo Werner shocks everyone with Kyle Walker moment at Man City
Speaking on the game for the BBC, former Spurs goalkeeper Robinson admitted to being blown away by how Werner got away from Kyle Walker to lay on Tottenham’s fourth.
“I have never seen anyone run past Kyle Walker like that, Timo Werner turned on the afterburners,” Robinson said.
“Brennan Johnson has the easiest of tasks. Spurs fans are having an absolute party.”
A turning point for Timo Werner?
Make no mistake, Timo Werner has been disappointing in the main for Tottenham and continues to look like a player who has lost all confidence in front of goal.
However, his little cameo tonight and the way he burst past Walker and set Johnson up might well give him a timely boost.
For Tottenham and Ange Postecoglou, it would be nice to know that when they do turn to Werner he can deliver and this might be a turning point.
Werner can be a really effective player, he’s just not shown it enough. Now, though, is a chance for him to really step up and produce and hopefully, for Spurs fans anyway, his time is now coming.
More to follow.
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