Tottenham's coach, Gary Francis, stood on the sidelines, brow furrowed and heart pounding. He watched helplessly as the match slipped further out of reach, the tension thick in the air — a looming sense of crisis closing in.
The once-roaring stands at White Hart Lane — the heart of the Spurs faithful — had fallen into a stunned silence. That kind of fierce, relentless, attacking style — that was supposed to be our football!
87th minute. Tottenham Hotspur 0 – 4 Manchester City.
The goals?
Zidane opened the scoring. Trezeguet followed with a clinical brace. And Henry, ever the showman, added a fourth.
This make Tottenham's relegation worries only deepened with the crushing 0–4 home defeat at the hands of Manchester City.
Meanwhile, in the away section, Cityzens fans chanted in unison — their voices rising louder than ever.