BROUGHT TO HEEL

Solanke's stunner blows a big hole in City's title hopes as Spurs hit back

- JOHN CROSS AT TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM

TWENTY-ONE months on from the game Tottenham wanted to lose they produced an incredible fightback.

And by the end, the Spurs fans were giving their players a standing ovation while the City players trudged off in utter despair.

To say this was one of the most bizarre games you are likely to see just does not begin to do it justice.

Tottenham were so bad in the first half. Embarrassingly so. Then they were warriors in the second half.

You might remember it was two seasons ago when swathes of Spurs fans wanted to lose to City in this fixture in the penultimate game of the season to stop Arsenal winning the title.

This time they ended up doing their bitter rivals a huge favour because it meant City dropped two points to leave Mikel Arteta's men six clear at the top.

But this was about Tottenham. And maybe, just maybe, it can be the turning point Thomas Frank needed because they were on their knees and depleted by injuries.