Ange says stunning City win is ‘significant’. But there is still one flaw Spurs must ‘eradicate’

Ange Postecoglou said he was “proud” of his Tottenham side after their astonishing 4-0 win at the home of champions Manchester City.

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James Maddison celebrated his 28th birthday with a double before Pedro Porro and Brennan Johnson also got on the scoresheet, condemning City to a fifth straight defeat in all competitions.

The win lifts Spurs to sixth place in the Premier League table, three points behind fourth-placed Arsenal.

“Proud of the lads,” Postecoglou told the BBC.

“To come to City at their place is a daunting prospect. It challenges every part of you.

“A bit of everything today. We had to be disciplined and work hard — and play decent football — and we did that. Our football was the difference today. Outstanding performance,” he added.

He said it was possible to become “spooked” against City, who have won the past four league titles.

“They test you in every way – mentally, physically, tactically,” he said.

“Our flat spots have been really flat and something we need to eradicate. We’re a much better team this year than last year. We just need to find consistency.”

Inconsistency has been the scourge of Tottenham’s season so far. A 2-1 home defeat to Ipswich before the international break saw Postecoglou’s men slip to 10th in the table.

But they have now twice won comprehensively in Manchester after a 3-0 win over United at Old Trafford.

“It is significant because obviously they’ve got an unbelievable record here at home,” said Postecoglou.

“We’ve reached these standards before. It’s about now not dropping as we have in certain games.”

Maddison, meanwhile, said it was “very rare” to get a win like the one Tottenham had.

“As you get older you don’t like to get reminded that is is your birthday because it is a reminder that you are getting on a bit. But his is definitely one that I’ll remember,” he said on BBC Radio 5 Live.

“It is very rare that you get results and days like this, especially at the champions, here at City, against a Pep Guardiola side, so you have to enjoy it.”

Maddison, however, shot down suggestion Tottenham went into the game with a point to prove.

“A point to prove to who?” he said.

“I wouldn’t say that was the correct wording. You have a point to prove in every game that you play, that is the mindset that you’ve got to have.

“I came out of the team for a couple of games but that gets spoken about more in the media than between players.

“If the manager wants to leave me out and play Sarr and Kulusevski for a couple of games then that’s fine by me. I’ll just make sure that whenever I get the chance he can’t leave me out. No player is happy not to play.”