Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City were handed a deflating 0-2 defeat by Thomas Frank’s Tottenham Hotspur upon their return to the Etihad Stadium on Saturday afternoon.The home side started

Struggling to defend counter attacks. Caught out playing from the back. A lack of pace and intensity. Predictability on the ball. Those were the main themes which riddled City’s third-place finish in the Premier League last season and it came to the fore in their loss to Spurs.

Tottenham continued its flying start to the Premier League season under new coach Thomas Frank as Brennan Johnson and Joao Palhinha secured an impressive 2-0 victory at Manchester City on Saturday. It was an afternoon to forget for City goalkeeper James Trafford.