Harry Kane broke Jimmy Greaves' record to become Tottenham's all-time leading scorer as they inflicted a blow to Manchester City's title-defence with a 1-0 win in a frantic encounter
Kane punished Rodri's error in possession on the edge of his own box by scoring his 267th goal in Spurs colours (15) as City failed to take advantage of league leaders Arsenal's defeat at Everton on Saturday
Spurs held on despite Cristian Romero's late red card (87) for a second bookable offence to ensure City have now lost all five of their games at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and remain five points behind the Gunners in their race for a third successive title
Spurs, meanwhile, move to within a point of the top four having played a game more than their rivals after recording three consecutive wins for just the second time this season with one of their best performances of the campaign
Man City dominated possession in the early stages but looked vulnerable to the counter-attack
 The early blow, though, came after Rodri gave up possession on the edge of his own box, allowing Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg to set up Kane to become Spurs' all-time leading scorer
Kane received the ball at an angle and slotted home first-time with a low finish, which was his first touch of the game with his feet after 15 minutes
 It was a landmark goal for the 29-year-old as he became Spurs' record scorer on 267 and the quickest player to 200 Premier League goals
Spurs were roared on by the home crowd after going ahead and continued to cause City problems with Kane coming close to doubling their lead at a set-piece
 City, though had a chance to level in the dying moments of the first-half as Riyad Mahrez rattled the bar with a strike from inside the box
Man City failed to find their groove in the second half and Kevin De Bruyne came on as the game became stretched
 But it was Spurs that posed more of a threat with City's forward line looking disjointed for most of the game and Erling Haaland unable to get into the match, failing to touch the ball in the area or to have a shot
Kane twice came close to scoring in quick succession after the hour, missing a low cross from Ivan Perisic at the back post and being denied by a big Ederson save
 Jack Grealish pushed City forward, but they couldn't create a clear-cut chance, coming closest with a long-range strike from Julian Alvarez
Romero's sending off with three minutes to go gave the visitors some encouragement but they were shut out by an impressive Tottenham backline, who barely put a foot wrong all afternoon
It was an emotional scene at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as Kane was serenaded by the Spurs faithful before addressing the crowd as the club's record goalscorer for the first time
He picked the perfect time to break Jimmy Greaves' record
 This was a huge game against the Premier League champions at a time when the club needed a lift
Spurs were without head coach Antonio Conte but Kane led by example on the pitch and gave everyone else the platform from which to perform
Emerson Royal and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg were among the Spurs foot soldiers that were inspired by their captain as they outfought City and took yet another three points against Pep Guardiola's side in north London
So often derided for failing to perform for the full 90 minutes, Spurs were the better side from the first to the final whistle and always looked more threatening
 They stood up in Conte's absence, when it really counted
When the teams were announced, the Manchester City line-up caused a bit of confusion
 For starters, Kevin De Bruyne was on the bench but it also wasn't clear how the team would line up
That feeling appeared to be felt by the City players, too
 For so long we have become accustomed to Guardiola's champions looking almost machine-like, knowing exactly where they need to be at all times
But at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium that wasn't the case at all
 The balance of the side was off and the decision to play Julian Alvarez up top with Erling Haaland at De Bruyne's expense left big holes in City's midfield
Evolution is key to keeping a team at the top of the footballing food chain
 That's part of the reason Pep Guardiola allowed Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko to leave in the summer
 But the changes to the system don't appear to be clicking just yet and it could cost City the title if they don't find their groove soon
Tottenham assistant manager Cristian Stellini told : "Harry Kane, in his DNA, he has football
 He understands football in every moment
 He can play in any position
 He is a GOAT in this league, in this sport
 He is a great example
"It was a tough week and we have to give a great compliment to all the players and the staff
 It was a tough week because we lost Antonio [Conte] this week, hopefully he'll be back next week
 He'll be back happy now
"I spoke to him on the phone just now and he said congratulations to the team and especially Harry
"The key was the capacity to suffer when City has the ball
 We know when we play against this team we have to suffer because they have the ball a lot but we moved well in the defensive situation and defended the goal in a brilliant way
"We knew very well that in that game (at City) we lost our key - our capacity to suffer
 We lost that last time, we spoke about that situation and that we had to be angry, motivated
"To reach our target, we have to suffer more, to fight
 When you are winning against City, they can play with great pace
 You have to be strong and we controlled the space very well
"Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola told  "We started really well, as usually happens against Tottenham home and away, but after we made a mistake they punished us - 1-0 down it is different, we had chances, and of course when we lose balls in transition with Kulusevski and Son, it is not easy
 We dropped three points
""Sooner or later it is going to change [City's record at Spurs], but it is strange we haven't scored one goal, we have missed penalties in the past
 To find an explanation is not easy
"We found the positions, made good balls to the channels, but missed the last action up front
"We are not in the position to think about being champions, just the next game, Aston Villa, we will prepare well and play our game as best as possible
"Tottenham has a fantastic team and squad and they punish you
 They have a lot of quality up front and don't need much with transitions, set-pieces, give a lot of credit to them
""I remember when Tottenham went 2-0 up at the Etihad and I said that Pep Guardiola was messing around and tinkering a bit a few weeks ago
"I felt the same today when I saw the teamsheet came through with no Kevin De Bruyne and Ruben Dias and Aymeric Laporte still on the bench
"You can never write Manchester City off
 It's almost embarrassing that sometimes you are sat up here saying Guardiola has got it wrong, particularly when proves himself so right so many times like he did a few weeks ago
"But something isn't right at Man City
 It just feels a little bit strange at the moment
"Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher added: "We're waiting for City to kick into the City we know so well and this might be the season where they are not themselves, for lots of different reasons
 It's not the Manchester City of old
" visit  next up on Saturday February 11; kick-off 3pm, before they return to their Champions League campaign with a last-16 trip to  on Tuesday February 14; kick-off 8pm
 next challenge is a televised game with  live on from the Etihad Stadium on Sunday February 12; kick-off 4
30pm
 They then visit leaders  on Wednesday February 15; kick-off 8pm
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