Ange Postecoglou bemoans "passive" Tottenham performance in Man City loss
The Lilywhites welcomed the holders to North London having won all five of their previous fixtures against them at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, where Man City were yet to score a single goal before the fourth-round tie.
However, Pep Guardiola's men broke that curse in the dying embers of Friday's fixture, where Nathan Ake was on hand to poke home from close range after a Kevin De Bruyne corner caused chaos in the Tottenham area.
Prior to Ake's match-winning moment, neither goalkeeper was tested to the extreme during a monotone affair, in which Tottenham had just one shot throughout the match and failed to register an attempt on goal in the first half of a home game for the first time since February 2020.
On that day, the Lilywhites ran out 2-0 winners over Man City, but they were arguably fortunate not to lose by more on Friday, where Oscar Bobb had an early goal ruled out for the tightest of offsides, while Bernardo Silva and De Bruyne also spurned two gilt-edged chances in quick succession before Ake's winner.
Tottenham's fourth-round elimination means that the Lilywhites only have Premier League glory left to fight for this season, and they will be condemned to a 16th successive trophyless season should they fail to end Man City's reign of top-flight dominance.
Speaking to the media after the game, as quoted by football.london, Postecoglou was able to take the positives from his side's second-half display but bemoaned their lack of killer instinct in the first 45 minutes.
«They're a top team. They're the benchmark. We're not there yet and we're
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