Manchester City blew a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday with Dominic Solanke's double for the hosts handing their North London rivals Arsenal a huge Premier League title boost.
Tottenham were comprehensively outplayed in the first half but everything changed after the break and Solanke earned his side a deserved point with an acrobatic moment of magic.
First-half goals by Rayan Cherki and Antoine Semenyo had City cruising towards a win that would have cut Arsenal's lead back to four points and a listless Tottenham left the field to boos at the interval.
But Solanke poked in from close range early in the second half to revive home hopes and his second in the 70th minute was one that will be replayed over and over as he dived forward to meet Conor Gallagher's cross and conjured a flicked finish with his heel that looped in over City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.
Second-placed City's fourth draw in six league g
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