Manchester City crashed to a fifth successive defeat as a James Maddison-inspired Tottenham thrashed the champions 4-0 in the Premier League on Saturday. Maddison celebrated his 28th birthday with a double before Pedro Porro and Brennan Johnson also got on the scoresheet as City's recent woes followed them back to the Etihad Stadium.

Pep Guardiola will be hoping his Man City side can get back to winning ways on Saturday as they host top-four chasing Tottenham. A surprising run of four consecutive defeats for City -- the club's worst in 18 years -- allowed title rivals Liverpool to open up a five-point gap at the top of the English Premier League heading into the recent international break.

It was meant to be a day of celebration but as Storm Bert made its way through England, Tottenham Hotspur blew away Manchester City's hopes and ambitions by beating them 4-0 - their heaviest Premier League defeat in SEVEN years. The shock result also ended the champions' 35-match unbeaten run at home.

Manchester City collapsed to their fifth straight defeat on Saturday, hammered 4-0 by Tottenham in another huge blow to their Premier League title hopes as Arsenal got their challenge back