It is not often that Manchester City look toothless in attack but when they visit the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, a curse seems to hold them back.

Pep Guardiola's side are still yet to score at Spurs' new ground and in truth, they never looked like doing so on Sunday during a dismal day for their title aspirations.

It was a wonderful day for the hosts who with Antonio Conte watching on from home, looked a great deal more comfortable with assistant manager Cristian Stellini guiding proceedings from the bench.

Whoever devised the game plan got things spot on with the Londoners keeping a consecutive clean sheet against a side who are usually so dangerous in the final third.

However, despite that, it was one man in attack who deserved most of the praise. Indeed, Harry Kane broke the late Jimmy Greave's record for goals in a Tottenham shirt in what just so happened to be a match-winning goal from the England captain.

It took him to 267 strikes in Spurs colours and this could well be one of his most important with the Lilywhites ultimately winning 1-0, a result that boosts their top-four hopes no end.

In truth, Kane didn't have too big of a role to play elsewhere but in typical fashion, he popped up when it matters to bounce the ball past Ederson in the first half.

That said, he wasn't the only man in white to shine on a cracking day for Spurs. The man to supply him with that record-breaking goal was also in top form; Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg.

The Dane won Sky Sports' Player of the Match award at full-time with the midfield "monster" - as he has notably been dubbed by Morten Bisgaard - shining from start to finish.

Hojbjerg seemed to relish a role that allowed him to get further forward, as he stepped in to steal the ball away from the young Rico Lewis before rolling the ball into Kane for a vital assist.

But he stepped up in other areas too, with a battling and commanding display from the centre of the pitch.

Speaking during Sky's coverage, Gary Neville declared that he had been "outstanding" throughout his 46 touches of the football while notable PR man Simon Clare put things aptly, remarking that it was a "match-winning" display.

The 27-year-old was a constant nuisance to Manchester City with his 83% pass success rate an indicator of his immense composure.

Winning six duels laid down his defensive acumen while his three tackles were vital in halting any progress Guardiola's side tried to make.

The only element that let the Dane down happened to be his lack of athleticism. On a few occasions, particularly in the second half on the counter-attack, he lacked the pace to ultimately break away and add a second.

One such chance came late on as he broke free of the defence and tried to lay in Emerson Royal, only for his pass to go begging in a promising area.

Beyond that, he was superb and displayed phenomenal confidence. Indeed, that was shown with a delicate lob from distance in the second period that found the net, only for it to be ruled out for offside.

A goal of that standard would have been everything he deserved for a performance that was of high class.