MANCHESTER: 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. Brennan Johnson and Joao Palhinha struck for the Europa League winners just before half-time as Spurs went top of the table, making it a perfect start for Thomas Frank after two league games in charge. “Extremely proud of the players, exceptionally good performance,” said Frank. “The mentality is the key thing.

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Manchester City kicked off their Premier League campaign with a 4-0 win away at Wolves, with Erling Haaland bagging a brace and Tijani Reijnders and Rayan Cherki scoring on their…