Son Heung-min showed his "Manchester City killer" side by making Pep Guardiola cry again.
Tottenham Hotspur won a landslide 4-0 victory over Manchester City in the 12th round of the 2024-25 Premier League at 2:30 a.m. on Monday (Korean time) at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England. After overcoming defeat by Ipswich, Tottenham ranked sixth.
Tottenham made up the starting list of Guglielmo Vicario, Pedro Porro, Radu Dragusin, Ben Davies, Destiny Udogi, Pape Sarr, Yves Bissouma, James Madison, Dejan Kulusevski, Son Heung-min, and Dominic Solanke. With Mickey van the Pen and Christian Romero all out, Dragusin and Davis formed a defense, raising concerns.
The result was a landslide 4-0 victory. Son contributed to the victory. Playing as a left-handed striker, Son showed good performance and made an assist to his goal at the 18th minute of the first half with a Medicine goal to take a 1-0 lead. It was his fourth assist in the league. He eventually reached Tottenham's 88th assist. Having left Leverkusen for Tottenham, Son played for Tottenham for about a decade and played in 418 official matches, recording 165 goals and 88 assists. In the Premier League, he has 123 goals and 66 assists in 311 matches.
Now, Son is close to making one assist in Tottenham's total Premier League. Currently, No. 1 is Darren Anderton. Anderton has 67 assists, while Son has 66 assists, a gap of one. If Son continues to play this season without injury, it is only a matter of time before he achieves No. 1 in Tottenham's assistance. After Son's assistance, Tottenham ended up 3-0 with an additional goal of Pedro Po.
Son played until the 18th minute of the second half. Brennan Johnson, who came in instead of Son, scored a decisive goal to make it 4-0, and Tottenham ended the game with a landslide. In addition to the first assist, Son recorded one effective shot, two key passes, one successful cross, one successful long pass, one victory in ground competition, and one foul. Give Me Sports in the U.K. said, "Son Heung-min has always been a threat. When Son scored a Medicine goal, the pass was the best. He had a chance to score but failed to score a goal," giving the player an eight-point rating.
Son Heung-min, 바카라사이트 who gave Manchester City five consecutive wins, set a new record. "Since Guardiola took charge of Manchester City, only two players have scored 10 attack points in the Premier League against Manchester City. They are Mohamed Salah and Son Heung-min." Son has 10 goals and five assists, while Salah has 11. Guardiola deserves to be called the "killer of Manchester City."
"After Son Heung-min, Tottenham is also a fear for Guardiola. No team in Guardiola's career has given him more losses than Tottenham. So far, he has lost nine games. Son Heung-min played a decisive role. Amid Son's performance, Manchester City recorded a shock record of five consecutive losses, while Tottenham paved the way for a rebound.