Tottenham player ratings

Fulop 8.
Made a couple of outstanding saves that could have put him down in City folklore had the outcome been different.

Zabaleta 7.
Bale has been Tottenham's stand-out player in recent weeks, so it wasn't an easy task for him, but he coped well with him until the game was stretched and he was left completely unprotected by adventurous wingers.

Toure 6.
Not an easy for him against Crouch, as it is in the air that he has his difficulties, but played fairly well considering.

Kompany 7.
Put everything into the battle with Crouch but it is hard to compete against his height. Was solid though, and didn't allow Defoe many touches on the ball.

Bridge 6.
Was better than I expected against Lennon and only really struggled when, like with Zabaleta, he was left exposed when City were chasing the game, but then all confidence went out of the window.

de Jong 7.
An excellent battling display. Played Modric very well and limited their threat from central areas.

Barry 7.
Another commanding performance before his injury.

Bellamy 6.
Started (in the first five minutes!) exceptionally well and then took a heavy knock from Kaboul which he struggled with for the rest of the game. Should have been stronger in the tackle against Kaboul in the build up to the goal - looked like he was thinking about his dodgy knees.

Johnson 7.
Looked dangerous but without always producing the final ball. Worried Assou-Ekotto on occasion and produced City's two best pieces of quality: the shot from distance and the cross that found Barry at the far post.

Tevez 6.
Worked hard as ever, but ended up coming too deep to really affect the game in the final third. King and Dawson were too good.

Adebayor 6.
Looked like he lost heart a little by the end - was used as the target man he isn't, against two defenders who are very capable in the air. Otherwise, produced some nice touches sporadically without any real penetration.


Substitutions:

Vieira (on for Barry, 57mins) 6.
Successful when he was screening the defence, but as City pushed for an equaliser his legs struggled when the game was stretched. Still classy on the ball though.

Wright-Phillips (on for Johnson, 71mins) 6.
Ran at players, beat players, only to produce crosses into empty boxes.

Santa Cruz (on for Bellamy, 84mins) 5.
Brought on to succeed in the target man role but had little success.


My man of the match: Marton Fulop.