No one or few thought that the meeting between Manchester City and Tottenham would be an even match.
And it did not happen either.
Tottenham have shown a deplorable defensive game in recent months, despite the fact that the team, according to many, has a defensive specialist as coach.
And the match against Manchester City was no exception.
Apart from a free kick in the post by Harry Kane, Tottenham were never close to challenging a superior Manchester City.
"Modern punishment"
Manchester City's first goal came in the 23rd minute after a dubious penalty after Tottenham's Peirre-Emile Höjbjerg was in contact with a city player.
Rodrigo did not miss from eleven yards and 1-0 was a fact.
- We hit the post early.
Goal instead and it could have given the boys the fuel they needed.
Instead, we got what I call a modern penalty against us, says José Mourinho after the match.
But if the origin of the 1-0 goal was doubtful, goals two and three were anything but.
City's eleventh straight victory
2-0 was made by Ilkay Gündogan after a nice run into the back of a stationary Tottenham defense.
The same person then took advantage of a long kick from goalkeeper Ederson, turned inside out Davison Sánchez and struck in 3-0 behind Hugo Lloris in the Tottenham goal.
The victory was Manchester City's eleventh straight victory in the Premier League at the same time as Tottenham's fourth loss in the last five matches.
- It is a team that has come to terms with being so weak.
But I have a hard time seeing how you can get less out of this player squad than Mourinho has, says Erik Niva in Visatstudion.