Feeling blue

> City showed Spurs how much they need to improve

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MANCHESTER CITY’S 4-1 hammering of Tottenham highlighted just how much the London club need to improve if they are to play for the title, manager Mauricio Pochettino said after Saturday’s loss.

Relentless City picked up their 16th straight win and moved 14 points clear of second-placed Manchester United after brushing aside a team who this season have beaten Real Madrid in the Champions League and who were tipped by many to be Premier League contenders.

“Of course you cannot say anything positive, because that is the mentality of football,” Pochettino told reporters.

“But for me, you can take some positives from the unbelievable experience for the team to realise that to play for the Premier League we need to improve, we need to learn, to work harder than before and of course we play again today a team that has a lot of quality,” he said.

The Argentine noted some key moments that influenced the outcome, particularly the soft opener they gave City in the 14th minute when Ilkay Gundogan was left unmarked to head in a corner.

“I think first of all, the better team won. When you watch the game and

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