EPL : No signings, no problem -SPURS

Tottenham have just become the first Premier League club not to make a summer signing since the transfer window was introduced in 2003, but they have nine World Cup semifinalists and their squad certainly looked competitive at St James' Park.

Five of those players were fit enough to start with Hugo Lloris, Jan Vertonghen, Eric Dier, Dele Alli and Harry Kane giving Spurs a formidable spine to Mauricio Pochettino's side.

It didn't take long for Spurs' star internationals to make an impact as Vertonghen and Alli both scored inside the opening 20 minutes, either side of a header from Joselu.

Lloris also made important interventions as the game wore on, while Mousa Dembele was introduced off the bench.

Tottenham's opponents had a rather busier offseason, bringing in seven players -- including a couple who were on loan at the club last season.

Dele Alli score second goal

However, Rafa Benitez left four of his new faces on his bench and Magpies fans still met outside a Sports Direct store in the city centre before the match to voice their displeasure at the way owner Mike Ashley runs the club, and the lack of investment in the team.

Tottenham have plenty of room for improvement. Some of their defending was particularly rusty and they survived a number of scares, especially when they hit the bar late on -- this was hardly routine. Kane also struggled to make an impact as he continues to wait for his first ever Premier League goal in August.

Dele Alli of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates with teammates Harry Kane and Ben Davies.

However, at full-time Spurs' lack of new recruits seemed less of a problem that it may have seemed to some supporters on Thursday evening -- as a first outing, after difficult preparations, this was a decent start.

Similarly, Newcastle's business has been unable to save them from an opening-weekend defeat.

It may just be that signings aren't everything, but time will tell.

JanVertonghen: "I haven't scored in the @premierleague for a while and I was happy to do it today. We were very professional today, everyone wants to get three points in that first game."

Mauricio: "Under the circumstances it was good to start the season in this way. The players showed great character and commitment, the mentality was amazing."

Dele Alli double rocks Real Madrid for historic Tottenham victory

Dele Alli, right, celebrates giving Tottenham the lead against Real Madrid with Kieran Trippier, who supplied the cross for the goal. Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images

To put this result in perspective, it had been five years since Real Madrid last experienced what it was like to lose a Champions League group game. They had won this competition three times out of the past four seasons and, though it didn’t particularly feel that way here, don’t discount the possibility of that famous old pot returning to the Bernabéu again next May. Not yet, anyway.

However, this was the night when the most successful club side in Europe found out the hard way why Mauricio Pochettino and his players have attracted so much acclaim over the past few years. It was the night Dele Alli nutmegged Sergio Ramos and, by the end, Cristiano Ronaldo could be seen dragging his fingers down his cheeks in frustration. For Spurs, it went better than they could possibly have dared to hope and, without exaggeration, sparked the sort of euphoria that should embolden them now to think they can actually win this competition. 

Yes, let’s not get carried away, but what other conclusion is there when they have taken apart the 12-times winners? “It wasn’t that we played badly,” Zinedine Zidane, Madrid’s manager, said. “We just came up against the better team.”

Dele Alli of Tottenham Hotspur scores his side’s second goal via a big deflection off Sergio Ramos, left. Photograph: Michael Zemanek/BPI/Re/Shutterstock

Dele Alli and his Spurs team-mates applaud the fans after a famous victory. Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

 Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo pulls a goal back for the visitors, via Eric Dier’s left boot. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images

Christian Eriksen clips in Spurs’ third. Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters

Eriksen celebrates. Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

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Kaboul mishits a clearance across his own box, Alli beats Cathcart to the loose ball and slides it calmly under Gomes. Spurs have been entirely magnificent today.

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Match report

A high-octane performance from Tottenham Hotspur endedManchester City’s 100% start to the Premier League season with a 2-0 win at White Hart Lane.

An own goal from Aleksandar Kolarov and a second from Dele Alli ensured Spurs drew to within one point of their opponents at the top of the table.

Kolarov turned into his own net from close range in the ninth minute after a teasing cross from Danny Rose, before Alli netted his second of the campaign after a neat through-ball from Son Heung-min eight minutes before half-time.

Erik Lamela missed the chance to make it three from the penalty spot after Alli was fouled by Fernandinho, before Hugo Lloris denied Sergio Aguero with two sharp stops to inflict Pep Guardiola’s first defeat at Man City.

Son mampu galas misi Spurs

LONDON – Pengurus Tottenham Hotspurs, Mauricio Pochettino percaya pemain gantian, Son Heung-min mampu menggalas tanggungjawab sebagai penyerang tengah dengan baik menjelang pertemuan menentang Crystal Palace bagi ­sai­ngan­ keenam Liga Perdana England malam ini.

Pochettino menegaskan keyakinannya itu berdasarkan prestasi yang berjaya meledak dua gol ketika membantu Spurs menewaskan Qarabag FK dalam aksi perlawanan pertama kempen Liga Europa pada Khamis lalu.

Menurut Pochettino, Son memiliki keupayaan untuk menggantikan pe­nyerang, Harry Kane yang pada ketika ini masih bergelut memulihkan pres­tasi dan membantu pasukan itu memungut tiga mata penuh dalam setiap aksi Liga Perdana England.

“Son berjaya meledakkan dua gol dalam tempoh satu jam. Saya sa­ngat gembira melihat prestasi yang ditunjukkan Son. Dia cepat mempamerkan keserasian dengan corak permainan Spurs.

 “Saya sudah menjelaskan bahawa Son sebenarnya seorang pemain yang sangat baik dan boleh beraksi di posisi berlainan. Bagaimanapun, saya rasa perlawanan menentang Crystal Palace bulan sesuatu yang mudah dan kami perlu berhati-hati,” kata Pochettino.

Dalam perkembangan sama, pe­ngendali kelahiran Argentina itu turut memba­yangkan Spurs mungkin memberi tugasan kepada pemain tengah, Dele Alli untuk memperkuatkan setiap posisi dalam ke­sebelasan utama pasukan tersebut.

“Saya puji persembahan Alli kerana walaupun masih muda, dia boleh mencipta peluang untuk rakan pasukan menjaringkan gol. Kamu boleh lihat betapa cemerlang persembahannya pada aksi menentang Qarabag FK,” ujar Pochettino. – Agensi