Kulusevski's goal and celebration that silenced the Etihad
Mon 04 December 2023, 13:00|
Tottenham Hotspur
It was a goal and celebration to silence a home crowd.
Trailing Manchester City 3-2 in second-half stoppage time in Sunday's late kick-off, Dejan Kulusevski was the hero as he rose highest to level in the 90th minute and earn a well-deserved point at the Etihad.
As a huge fan of basketball, Dejan proceeded to pay homage to his sporting idol LeBron James by hitting the NBA star's iconic celebration dubbed 'The Silencer' in front of our ecstatic travelling supporters in the away end.
James is often seen twice banging his chest and then pushing his hands down whilst lifting alternate knees up as part of his move and the Sweden international did the all-time leading point scorer in NBA history proud with a powerful leap to beat Nathan Ake in the air and hitting his celebration to make it instantly iconic.
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In a breathless Premier League encounter, 'Deki' was the player for the big occasion as his fourth goal of the campaign and third in this away fixture continued his 100 per cent conversion rate at the Etihad and secured a valuable point in one of the toughest away trips in the league.
Pep Guardiola's side have been imperious at home this calendar year with 24 wins from 25 ahead of the match - following a 1-1 draw with Liverpool last time out - but Heung-Min Son latched onto Deki's pass to put us ahead from our first attack on six minutes for the Swede's second assist at City's ground.
The Citizens turned it around in the first half through Sonny's unfortunate deflected own goal and Phil Foden's close-range finish, but a spirited second-half display from Ange Postecoglou's side saw us twice come from behind through Gio Lo Celso's second in as many games and our number 21 making it 3-3 to cap an impressive away performance.
