Tottenham Hotspur made it two wins from two in the Premier League with an impressive display against Manchester City.
Thomas Frank’s team stunned Manchester City as they won 2-0, with goals from Brennan Johnson and Joao Palhinha.
The North London club had a frustrating week with Eberechi Eze picking Arsenal over them, but a big three points at the Etihad Stadium.
There were many impressive performances against City, but three players in particular stood out for Alan Shearer.
Joao Palhinha, Pape Matar Sarr and Rodrigo Bentancur’s midfield masterclass vs Man City
Shearer has hailed the performances of Palhinha, Pape Matar Sarr and Rodrigo Bentancur against Manchester City.
The former Premier League striker was particularly impressed by Palhinha and has tipped him to be a top signing for Tottenham Hotspur.
Palhinha signed on loan from Bayern Munich earlier this summer with an option to buy for around £27 million.
Frank was also impressed by Palhinha’s display against the former Premier League champions as the Portuguese international continues to impress in N17.
Speaking after the match, Shearer highlighted how aggressive Spurs’ midfield trio were against Pep Guardiola’s side.
Shearer told BBC Match of the Day: “It was a midfield masterclass from those three, Sarr, Bentancur and Palhinha. They pressed, they were aggressive and they invited the short pass.
“If they didn’t win the first tackle, they won the second tackle – that was a constant all afternoon from those three.
“Tackles, blocks, look at this block from Palhinha – he could be a fantastic signing for Tottenham Hotspur, so many last ditch tackles, the timing of them were absolutely perfect.
“Those numbers there tell you they absolutely dominated that midfield battle today, all three were magnificent, it was great to watch.”
Micah Richards so impressed by Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero vs Man City
Meanwhile, Micah Richards was so impressed by Spurs’ centre back pairing of Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero against City.
The duo had to dig deep at the Etihad Stadium, but the pair made some vital tackles and blocks to ensure they came away with the clean sheet.
Richards added on BBC Match of the Day: “I think Van de Ven was injured a lot last season, Romero was excellent. I thought the back four were really exceptional, at times they had to weather the storm, of course away at Manchester City is always going to be difficult.
“It was just a perfect performance, Man City had chances, a couple Haaland probably should have put away, but when they needed to dig deep they did.”