Manchester City silenced the critics from last weekend's poor result to Tottenham Hotspur as they ran out devastating 5-0 winners against Norwich City on Saturday.
A combination of Gabriel Jesus, Ferran Torres and Jack Grealish linked up effectively from the start as City's rampant attack created chance after chance against a Norwich side who never looked like getting anything out of the game.
Torres adopted the central striker role and almost capped off a solid performance with a goal, but for VAR ruling out his finish retroactively. Grealish found the net in comical circumstances as the ball deflected off him into Tim Krul's net, but the star of City's frontline was Jesus, who created a myriad of problems from the right wing.
Nonetheless, links continue to rumble on between City and Spurs striker Harry Kane who was named as a substitute for Sunday's 1-0 away victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Kane entered the fray on the 72nd minute to chants from the Wolves faithful, singing, "he'll be a Manc in the morning", according to journalist Simon Stone.
The chants greeted the wantaway England captain as he made his first appearance for Spurs of the season, after being left out of their Europa Conference League defeat to Pacos de Ferreira on Thursday.
When the news broke that he would not be involved for the Conference League match, some fans suggested that talks between City's transfer chiefs Ferran Soriano and Txiki Begiristain had advanced with Spurs chairman Daniel Levy, but that does not seem to be the case.
It is believed Spurs are holding out for £150million, and City are yet to stump up the cash to engage in serious discussions for their number one target. As the transfer window winds down, City could be pressed into making a decisive move in this long game of chess, as Levy will want to be given ample time to find a replacement for his star striker.
In his column for the Telegraph, Jamie Carragher commented on the situation, suggesting Kane should be frustrated that a deal has yet to get over the line.
"If I was Kane, I would be as disappointed in Sheikh Mansour as Levy and ask myself, ‘why haven’t they matched my market value?'
"The length of Kane’s contract with Spurs – and the lack of buy-out clause within it – was always going to be an obstacle, and history tells us that Levy is a notoriously tough negotiator,
"Anything less than £150 million for the England captain is going to be met with an instant rebuke. No matter how much understanding there is for Kane as he seeks to fulfil his trophy-winning ambitions under Pep Guardiola, no-one in football would expect Tottenham to sell him for less."
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