Harry Kane came back to haunt his long-term suitors Manchester City as his 95th-minute strike secured an improbable 3-2 victory in a pulsating  clash at the Etihad Stadium
 This was one of the great games of the season, and so often these two teams deliver when they come together, but this ignited Spurs' Champions League hopes and Liverpool's Premier League title aspirations
Kane was City's chief tormentor from start to finish, setting up Dejan Kulusevski's opener with his brilliant dissection of City's high defensive line (4)
 Ilkay Gundogan would deservedly level matters (33), but having withstood heavy pressure upon the restart, it was Kane who delivered again
The England captain met Son's cross to finish expertly across his body (59), and he might have had a second when he beat Ederson inside his near post but Kulusevski was ruled offside upon VAR review in the build-up (74)
City had valid claims for a penalty when Bernardo Silva's low cross slammed into the arm of the diving Cristian Romero and after VAR Darren England instructed referee Anthony Taylor to consult his pitchside monitor, City were handed a dramatic reprieve
Riyad Mahrez dispatched his penalty with aplomb high into the net (90+2) but Kane would have the final say to spark wild scenes in the away end as the striker outmuscled Kyle Walker to head Kulusevski's cross into the net (90+5)
"It's a massive day for the top-four race but also the title race," said Jamie Carragher on commentary as Kane dramatically changed the picture at the top of the table
 The result means Tottenham moved up to seventh in the table, four points behind Manchester United in fourth with two games in hand
City remain six points clear of Liverpool at the summit, but having played one more game
 Liverpool can close the gap to three points when they host Leeds on Wednesday
"It was an emotional game for sure, it was an exciting game," Antonio Conte said afterwards
 "We played a good game
 We followed a plan
 Manchester City would keep the possession for 65 to 70 minutes for the game so we needed to be good tactically
 But even when defending our first thought should be to attack
"We created chances and scored good goals against a fantastic team
 This win will give us more confidence
 It wasn't simple to play Manchester City after three losses in a row
"Spurs hadn't lost four in a row in the competition since a run of six between October and November 2004, but they made the perfect start
Kulusevski was handed his full debut and was celebrating his first Tottenham goal inside four minutes
 Kane was the architect as he whipped Ben Davies' pass into his feet around City's high line to set Son free of Ruben Dias
Son selflessly looked up with only Ederson to beat to slide the ball into the path of the onrushing Kulusevski for a simple tap-in
It was the fastest goal Tottenham have scored in their 25 Premier League visits to City, who reacted angrily, no doubt aware of 
 They might have scored on two clear occasions before they eventually did
Joao Cancelo cut inside to curl a right-foot shot just wide of Lloris' left-hand post before Gundogan grazed the post with an effort from the edge of the box
The equaliser would come on 33 minutes
 Sterling was afforded far too much time to cross from the right but it was too close to Lloris, only for the Frenchman to inexplicably spill the ball into Gundogan's path for a simple finish
It took City's captain for the night up to five career goals against Spurs, his favourite opponents
 The hosts looked to complete the turnaround before the interval as the lively Cancelo drifted inside and saw a shot deflected just wide off Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg
To the second half, and Kane continued to showcase his passing range as his reverse ball found Son's perfectly timed run again as he spun away from Walker before drawing the save from Ederson as he cut inside onto his left
Kane's movement was irresistible, following his own crossfield pass to Son, such a fruitful combination down the years, so often the one-two that scores Tottenham's goals
 Son exchanged passes with Sessegnon before his curled delivery was met by Kane, who opened up his body to sidefoot a half volley beyond Ederson
City looked shell-shocked and ought to have fallen further behind five minutes later when Son collected Rodrigo Bentancur's pass to feed Kane once more, but Ederson made a stupendous save with his feet to keep City in the contest
Kane's miss almost proved costly immediately as Bernardo Silva found Gundogan on the edge of the box and his curled effort was superbly tipped around the post by Lloris
 Kane then thought he had given his team some much-needed breathing space when he collected Kulusevski's pass to beat Ederson too easily down to his right but VAR came to City's rescue
City thought they had been let off the hook when Mahrez rifled his penalty high into the net but the excellent Kulusevski would ensure Tottenham would claim all three points as his cross from the right found Kane's stooping header as Conte and his coaching staff erupted on the touchline
Micah Richards told Sky Sports at full-time: "The title race is in Liverpool's favour
 If they can come to the Etihad and win, it's game on
 This is why we love the Premier League
"But this was Tottenham's day
 Having completed a double over such decorated opponents for the first time since the 2015/16 season, this victory breathed life into their Champions League challenge
Man City boss : "They are clinical
 They have Kane and Son and Kulusevski
 Their crosses we could not defend
 We didn't have the momentum
 We didn't need to lose a game already to know how hard it is [to win the league]
 There are many, many games still to play
"We defended the third goal badly at the back post
 I said two weeks ago that we had to win a lot of points so we knew it
 Teams are fighting for the Europa League, Champions League, against relegation so every game is going to be a battle
"Since October, we hadn't lost in the league so we know how hard that is
 We knew they had a fantastic manager and after three defeats they would be there
 In general, we controlled the game in the stats but we could not win
"When asked about Kane, Guardiola added: "It never was an option and everyone knows this so forget
 It's in the past
 It's not necessary for him to show today the goals he scored and his quality with the ball
 Everyone knows it
"Tottenham boss : "This is a process, we are working very hard to improve aspect
 This type of game gives us confidence
 First of all I hate to lose
 Our reaction was important
"The Premier League is very difficult
 Every game you have to fight a lot
 We are continuing to improve everything and every level we work very hard
 Harry [Kane] is for sure an important player for us
 Today our strikers played very well
 Harry was very good at keeping the ball
"I think the first goal was great because this goal is about our job and our work that we are doing every day