A new-look Manchester City showed familiar frailties as Tottenham strolled to a 2-0 win at the Etihad on Saturday, while Aston Villa slumped to a 1-0 defeat to Brentford.A 4-0 thrashing of Wolves on the opening weekend of the campaign showed glimpses of a revamped City back to their best.

Tottenham Continue Strong Start with 0-2 Win Over Man CityTottenham Hotspur made a bold statement at the Etihad, defeating Manchester City 0-2 and extending their perfect start under Thomas Frank.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola reacts to his side's 2-0 loss at home to Tottenham in the Premier League.

Rebecca Lowe, Tim Howard, and Robbie Mustoe react to Spurs cruising to a 2-0 victory against Manchester City at the Etihad in Matchweek 2.

It took 10 Premier League games for the first cracks to appear in Manchester City's facade last season, but Pep Guardiola got a much earlier reminder of his side's fall from grace on Saturday in another defeat to Tottenham Hotspur.

James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski remain out, stripping Spurs of creativity. With Eberechi Eze not arriving in the summer, it falls to Pape Matar Sarr to inject energy into midfield. Rodrigo Bentancur and Joao Palhinha are expected to return, their experience crucial in stifling City’s passing carousel.

Manchester City's troubles from last season were exposed once more in a humbling 2-0 home defeat to Tottenham on Saturday that raised questions over their quest to regain the Premier League title.City's run of four consecutive titles came to a spectacular end last season as they finished a distant third behind Liverpool and Arsenal.

Thomas Frank says Spurs were "exceptional" in the second half as they held onto a two-goal lead to seal an impressive victory against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.