LEVY'S GOT A NEW PAL

Joao strikes to keep Dan's men smiles ahead

- Simon Mullock

IT promised to be an uncomfortable afternoon for Daniel Levy.

But he will have loved every second of it.

The Tottenham chairman has something of a strained relationship with both his Manchester City counterparts and his team's own fans.

Levy has never hidden his distaste for the way City go about their business and it was telling that when the Premier League announced they had levelled 115 charges against the Etihad club two years ago, Pep Guardiola name-checked him in a press conference.

Not that it would have bothered Levy. Nor would it have worried him that Spurs' travelling fans spent much of the game calling for him to step down.

Levy has never been averse to taking some of City's cash - but only when the price is right.

He got £50million for Kyle Walker. When Guardiola identified Harry Kane as his top target a couple of summers ago, Levy refused to answer his phone until one call came through with a Munich area code.