Tottenham moved to the top of the Premier League table for at least a few hours with a brilliant 2-0 win over Manchester City. Thomas Frank enjoyed the best day of his reign so far, as Brennan Johnson’s opener was awarded after a VAR review and Joao Palhinha then hammered in after City made a complete mess of playing out in their own box.

It was a changed midfield from the side who had beaten Burnley in the opener, and one of the new faces in the middle of the park was Joao Palhinha. The Portuguese international was making his first Premier League start since 2024, having last featured for Fulham before his move to Bayern Munich that summer.

Tottenham continued its flying start to the Premier League season under new coach Thomas Frank as Brennan Johnson and Joao Palhinha secured an impressive 2-0 victory at Manchester City

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Thomas Frank also had plenty of praise to aim at Joao Palhinha before and after the impressive win, and Tottenham have a real opportunity on their hands with the Portugal international. Speaking before the 2-0 win, the Dane told TNT Sports: “Palhinha, I think, is a top player. I’m very happy that we signed him.

Thomas Frank heaps praise on new Tottenham signing - The former Fulham midfielder impressed at the Etihad Stadium

First-half strikes from Brennan Johnson and Joao Palhinha proved decisive at the Etihad Stadium, as Spurs made it two league wins from two under Thomas Frank

Thomas Frank made it two wins out of two as Tottenham head coach with a brilliant away performance for his visiting side at the Etihad

Brennan Johnson and Joao Palhinha struck for the Europa League winners just before halftime as Spurs went into a tie at the top of the table.

Tottenham Hotspur beat Manchester City 2-0 at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday as Thomas Frank got a huge win against Pep Guardiola’s error-strewn side. City have now lost seven of their last 13 Premier League games against Spurs, with Guardiola losing more games against them than any other side.

Palhinha scored a first goal for the club as Spurs won today's early kickoff 2-0 at the Etihad. Afterwards, the summer signing from Bayern Munich explained why he chose Spurs: "First of all, the coach who pushed me to come here and showed me the project he has here at Tottenham.