TRAFF LUCK

Spurs jinx haunts Pep after keeper James' howlers

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PEP GUARDIOLA'S Tottenham hoodoo reared its head again - and City only have themselves to blame.

Spurs became only the second side to win away to a Pep-managed team in back-to-back league seasons, after Manchester United who achieved the feat in 2019-20 and 2020-21.

Ange Postecoglou’s team laid waste to the Blues with a 4-0 Etihad win last term.

And yesterday new boss Thomas Frank repeated the trick in some style - helped by some suicidal defending by the home side.

First-half goals by Brennan Johnson and Joao Palhinha grabbed the headlines - but it was a day to forget for luckless City keeper James Trafford.

The man keeping Ederson on the bench was slow off his line at the first and chaotic at the second.