Iheanacho scores 9th goal of the season

The Nigerian leveled up for the Citizens eight minutes after his introduction but Eriksen’s strike condemned Manuel Pellegrini’s men to a home defeat  Kelechi Iheanacho was on target for Manchester City in their 2-1 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday evening. Sterling was harshly adjudged by referee Mark Clattenburg to have handled Rose's cross, allowing Kane to tuck home the opener eight minutes into the second half amid jeers from an angry Etihad crowd. In the second half, Pellegrini then threw caution to the wind as Iheanacho replaced Fernando after the hour and it took little time for the Nigerian to make an impact with his ninth City goal in all competitions. The 19-year-old kept a cool head and calmly side-footed Gael Clichy's cross past a helpless Hugo Lloris 16 minutes from time, only for Eriksen to take advantage of sloppy defending from City to settle the contest in Spurs' favour. However, it was Eriksen – celebrating his 24th birthday – who had the last laugh, slotting home Erik Lamela's pass amid lacklustre City defending on captain Vincent Kompany's return from injury. With this defeat, City are 4th on the English topflight log with 47 points from 26 games and they travel to Anfield for their next game against Liverpool on March 2.