Fresh from their six-goal thriller at the Etihad Stadium last weekend, Tottenham Hotspur return to North London to take on capital foes West Ham United in the Premier League on Thursday night.
The Hammers also enter this contest after picking up a point in a score draw with Crystal Palace on home soil last Saturday.
Son Heung-min bizarrely scored at both ends in the opening eight minutes before Phil Foden put Man City in front, but Spurs fought back and equalised on the 65-minute mark courtesy of a sweet strike from Giovani Lo Celso – his second goal in as many matches.
Jack Grealish appeared to have won it for the Citizens with a strike nine minutes from time, but Dejan Kulusevski had the last laugh as he rose above Nathan Ake at the back post to head home a 90th-minute equaliser, before Spurs benefitted from Simon Hooper's controversial decision to blow his whistle for a foul on Erling Haaland when Grealish burst through on goal in stoppage time, sparking a furious reaction from the home side.
Postecoglou praised Tottenham's "conviction" in the second half to grind out a positive result and avoid a fourth successive loss, and while they remain fifth in the Premier League table, they are only two points behind Aston Villa in fourth, although six points separate them from North London rivals Arsenal are the top.
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