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Dan Kilpatrick

Tottenham player ratings: Debutant Steven Bergwijn the star, Tanguy Ndombele impresses off bench

Steven Bergwijn made an instant impact on his debut as Tottenham took their chances to beat 10-man Manchester City on Sunday.

An incident-packed game saw Ilkay Gundogan's penalty saved, Raheem Sterling avoid a red card, Aleks Zinchenko get a red card and more.

Dan Kilpatrick was at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to run the rule over Jose Mourinhos side.

Hugo Lloris: 8/10

Made a crucial save to turn Aguero's effort onto post, denying a certain goal, before saving Gundogan's penalty. Was fortunate not to concede a second spot-kick in clash with Sterling but ultimately made the difference.

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Serge Aurier: 5/10

Not content with getting away away with a shove on Sterling, Aurier pushed his luck too far with a clumsy late challenge on Aguero, earning City a penalty. Lloris bailed him out. Moved the ball forward well.

Toby Alderweireld: 7/10

His block helped turn Aguero's effort onto the post and cleared Sterling's effort off the line after Lloris' rush of blood at the start of the second half.

Davinson Sanchez: 6/10

Committed but careless. Made two important blocks to deny Aguero, before a crucial tackle on the Argentine. But gave the ball away cheaply in build-up to Aguero's effort which hit the post.

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Japhet Tanganga: 7/10

The youngster dealt well with the threat of Mahrez and continues to impress while out-of-position at left-back. The position is his until Ben Davies returns from injury.

Harry Winks: 7/10

His brilliant run which coaxed Zinchenko into a tactical foul and a second yellow card was the game-changing moment. The England international industrious at the base of midfield but often wasteful in possession.

Giovani Lo Celso: 7/10

Tenacious and aggressive in the middle of the park and always looked to play the ball forward. Life after Eriksen may not be so bad.

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Dele Alli: 6/10

Crunched by Sterling tackle early on and never quite looked right afterwards. A bit scatty in possession and hooked for final 20 minutes.

Steven Bergwijn: 8/10

A dream debut for the Dutchman, whose brilliant, instinctive volley set Spurs on the way to a smash-and-grab win over the champions. He had struggled to get into the game before then.

Lucas Moura: 7/10

A little ball of energy as usual and deserves credit for a cute pass for Bergwijn's goal – only the Brazilian's fourth assist for Spurs. But killed a number of promising attacks by heading down blind alleys.

Heung-min Son: 7/10

For the third game running, the South Korean looked below par but still scored. His brilliant finish made the game safe, continuing his good record against City.

(Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images)

Substitutes

  • Tanguy Ndombele, 7: An impressive cameo for the final 20 minutes included a clever assist for Son and could be enough to earn him a start against Southampton on Wednesday.
  • Erik Lamela, 6: Played the final 20 minutes after Bergwijn went down with cramp and press industriously, without making a major impact.
  • Eric Dier: N/A
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