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Kane sinks City and throws Premier League title race wide open

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Harry Kane, the one that got away from Manchester City, has returned to haunt the champions.

The England captain scored an astonishing double, capped by a 95th-minute winner, to earn Tottenham a thrilling 3-2 win at the Etihad and throw the Premier League title race wide open on Saturday night.

After Liverpool’s 3-1 comeback win at home to Norwich had kept the pressure on the leaders, City were left dumbfounded in the late game as Kane produced a dazzling performance that showed exactly why Pep Guardiola wanted to sign him in the close season.

Twice City had pegged back the lead, but Kane’s headed winner sent a shudder around the stadium and catapulted Spurs boss Antonio Conte into raptures as the defeat meant City are now only six points clear at the top.

It means Liverpool’s destiny is in their own hands again because they have a game in hand and still have to meet City in the league.

In an incredible finale, Riyad Mahrez had equalised from the penalty spot for City in the 92nd minute following Cristian Romero’s handball and it looked as if the champions, who’d maintained almost constant pressure, might go on to grab the winner.

Instead it was Kane, who had earlier put City 2-1 up just before the hour mark, who popped up to nod the excellent Dejan Kulusevski’s cross beyond Ederson.

Kulusevski had kicked off the remarkable night by scoring Spurs’ opener after just four minutes, following more fine play from Kane and Son Heung-Min.

At Anfield earlier, Sadio Mane scored a brilliant overhead kick, Mohamed Salah notched his 150th goal for the club and Luis Diaz notched his first since joining from Porto to leave Norwich at the bottom of the table.

The Canaries had threatened a big upset when Milot Rashica’s deflected strike in the 48th minute left a heavily-rotated Liverpool side trailing but Mane and Salah, recently returned from African Cup of Nations duty, again came to Liverpool’s rescue in a devastating three-minute span.

Salah became the tenth player to score 150 goals in all competitions for Liverpool – and the second quickest to reach that total in 233 appearances, seven games quicker than the late, great Roger Hunt.

Elsewhere in England’s top flight, Hakim Ziyech struck an 89th-minute winner to help new world champions Chelsea earn a narrow 1-0 win at Crystal Palace.

Emile Smith Rowe and Bukayo Saka were on target as Arsenal made it back-to-back league wins with a 2-1 success over Brentford.

January signing Wout Weghorst fired his first Premier League goal as relegation-threatened Burnley climbed off the bottom of the table with a resounding 3-0 success at Brighton.

Stuart Armstrong and Shane Long struck rare goals as Southampton overwhelmed Everton 2-0 on the south coast, deflating Toffee fans’ hopes after their bright start under Frank Lampard.

Emmanuel Dennis ended Watford’s scoring drought and helped boost the club’s hopes of Premier League survival with a late header in a 1-0 victory over Aston Villa.

Newcastle showed further evidence of their gradual improvement under Eddie Howe by drawing 1-1 at top four-chasing West Ham, extending their unbeaten run in the Premier League to six games.

Joe Willock’s deft finish in first-half stoppage time cancelled out the headed opener scored by Craig Dawson in the 32nd minute at the Olympic Stadium.

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