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Pedro Porro is the Mario Kart champion! Tottenham right-back destroys James Maddison, Dominic Solanke and Brennan Johnson on journey home from Man City thrashing

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  • Porro, Johnson, Solanke, Maddison all race
  • Three of them scorers in 4-0 win
  • Spurs inflicted Man City's fifth successive defeat
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  • WHAT HAPPENED?

    Following their surprise 4-0 win against the Premier League champions, Tottenham's players had every right to relax on the coach journey back to the capital, and celebrations were led by their goal-scoring heroes on the night, Johnson, Maddison, Solanke and Porro, with the Spanish right-back coming out on top.

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    THE BIGGER PICTURE

    Following their outstanding performance at the Etihad, Spurs players were understandably in a celebratory mood. They moved into the European places for the first time since August, and in the process, ended City's astonishing 52-game unbeaten home run. Maddison scored twice in seven first-half minutes to give Spurs a cushion, before Porro and then Johnson added extra gloss to the scoreline.

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    WHAT PORRO SAID

    On the drive back to London, Porro posted an image of the Mario Kart leaderboard on his Instagram story, which showed him winning the competition by a comfortable margin from his team-mates. The post was accompanied by a series of laughing emojis.

  • WHAT NEXT FOR TOTTENHAM?

    Following their morale boosting thrashing of City, Spurs will be buoyed ahead of the busy, congested Christmas period, which includes fixtures against Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool. They return to the pitch on Thursday at home to AS Roma in the Europa League.