Hits and Flops - Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur

Flops - Manchester City substitutes

David Silva and Riyad Mahrez both failed to impact the game

With the immense talent in the Manchester City squad, their bench usually boasts a tremendous amount of talent, capable of easily deputising for the talent already on the pitch. It feels harsh to criticise David Silva, Riyad Mahrez, and Gabriel Jesus who replaced Rodri, Bernardo Silva, and Sergio Aguero respectively.

Gabriel Jesus was the best of the lot, coming close on a couple of occasions and he seemed to have pulled off a stoppage-time winner for City when he had the ball in the back of the net but had his goal disallowed. This was the second time already this season that Jesus had a goal ruled out by VAR after Sterling's left arm was ruled offside against West Ham.

The sky-high expectations we have of Riyad Mahrez and David Silva were not met in this game, though. David Silva was passive by his own tremendous standards for the twenty or so minutes he was on the pitch.

Riyad Mahrez had the ball in advanced positions multiple times in the last 10 minutes but was caught dawdling on the ball, failing to keep up with the pace of the game.