Manchester City suffered a disappointing 2-nil defeat to Tottenham yesterday. First-half goals from Brennan Johnson and Joao Palhinha were enough for Thomas Frank’s side to pick up all three points

Tottenham's goals against Manchester City represented two key features of their new manager’s attacking principles

Earlier this month, Tottenham were offered the chance to sign Lucas Paqeuta from West Ham, but didn’t show a great deal of interest in doing a deal at the time. Spurs remain on the hunt for a new number ten and perhaps that stance could change as the window reaches its climax.