Manchester City on Sunday began their title defence in the English Premier League with an away defeat in London against Tottenham Hotspur.
Sunday’s game was coming on the heels of City’s Community Shield loss to Leicester City at Wembley.
Having seen title rivals like Manchester United, Chelsea and even Liverpool away from home record big wins, Pep Guardiola’s men needed to get a winning start against Spurs but they failed in their quest.
The solitary goal scored by Heung-Min Son in the 55th minute proved to be enough for Spurs to claim a vital opening-day win over Pep Guardiola’s men.
City had lost their last three away games against Tottenham in all competitions and they added a fourth on Sunday
Before Sunday, Pep Guardiola had never lost four in row against any team, but the unthinkable has been done to the Spainard.
Apart from the recent meetings, a look at the record books shows that Spurs and Manchester City have settled for draws the last two occasions they have met in a season opener.
In 1995-96 (1-1 draw) and 2010-11 (0-0 draw) but on Sunday, Spurs claimed the crucial win.
Spurs shot into the lead in the 55th minute when Steven Bergwijn broke on yet another counter, finding Son who smashed a stunning effort past Ederson from the edge of the box.
Hard as City tried to get into the game, they failed to get the equaliser which meant they are starting on a losing note.
Spurs’ victory marked just the third time in Premier League history that the reigning champions have been beaten in their opening game of a campaign
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