The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)
Three and easy as De Bruyne destroys Arsenal
PREMIER LEAGUE: Injury time winner for Spurs stuns Wolves as fine run ends
ARSENAL 0 MANCHESTER CITY 3
A first-half masterclass from Kevin De Bruyne inspired Manchester City to a comfortable victory over a hapless Arsenal.
Pep Guardiola’s side moved to within four points of Leicester as the reigning Premier League champions bounced back from a derby day defeat to Manchester United last weekend to coast to a 3-0 win at the Emirates Stadium.
De Bruyne struck after just 89 seconds before teeing up Raheem Sterling and adding the third himself as he moves on to four goals across his last five City appearances.
Arsenal, whose best chance came before De Bruyne’s first effort, were second best for the majority of the contest and have now won just one of their last 12 matches in all competitions.
Interim head coach Freddie Ljungberg has taken four points from his first four league games at the helm and the Gunners, who have not won at home since October 24, now sit seven points off the top four and are the same distance clear of the relegation zone.
WOLVERHAMPTON 1 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 2
Jan Vertonghen’s injury-time winner stunned Wolves to continue Tottenham’s revival under Jose Mourinho.
The defender’s header completed a smash and grab 2-1 win for Spurs to end the hosts’ unbeaten run.
Adama Traore’s screamer had earlier cancelled out Lucas Moura’s opener.
Eric Dier hit the post for Spurs in the first half but Mourinho’s men were forced to cling on before Vertonghen’s late goal.
They climbed to fifth in the Premier League, despite being second best for long spells, and have won five of Mourinho’s opening seven games.
Wolves drop to eighth and their unbeaten run, their longest in the top flight since 1962, ends after 11 games –although they have still lost just twice in their last 19 outings in all competitions.
Spurs boss Jose Mourinho said: “It was one of those victories where quality is not enough. If you are not a real team in the real sense of what the word team means, it’s impossible.