The Tottenham team’s 0-2 loss to Man City in the Premier League’s round 34 compensation match on May 14 evening pleased a lot of supporters.

Erling Haaland gave Man City the lead in the 51st minute at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Some Tottenham supporters joined in on the joy of the away team’s supporters as they began to cheer. In the stands, some home supporters also performed a dance while turning their backs and grasping each other’s shoulders, mimicking the well-known “Poznan” celebration.

Some went so far as to chant, “Stand up if you hate Arsenal.”

Man City, which was one point and one game behind Arsenal going into this match, was ranked second going into it, but they still had the right to choose their own fate in the championship battle. Before the ultimate round, Pep Guardiola’s squad will lead Arsenal if they triumph in the compensatory encounter against Tottenham.

In London, two “arch rivals” are Tottenham and Arsenal. Next to the Manchester derby between Manchester United and Manchester City and the Merseyside derby between Liverpool and Everton, this matchup is among the most well-known derbies in English football. Because of this, a lot of people question Tottenham’s morality in seeking to win or concede loss in order to keep Arsenal from winning the title.

Tottenham actually got off to a great start, tying Man City in the first half. But shortly after the restart, they allowed Haaland to kick the ball into the empty net, giving the opposition the lead.

Then, Tottenham had numerous chances to tie the score, including a face-off with Son Heung-min in the 86th minute, but Stefan Ortega, the backup goalkeeper, was able to deny them. Jeremy Doku’s penalty kick in the ninetieth minute gave Haaland the victory 2-0 and put Man City ahead of Arsenal by two points with 88 points. Guardiola’s squad simply needed to defeat West Ham at home on May 19 to secure the title for the fourth consecutive year.

Spurs still had a chance to make the Top 4 before yesterday’s game. They had played one fewer game and were five points behind Aston Villa, who were in fourth place. However, the “Rooster” had given up on getting Champions League tickets after losing to the reigning champion. Additionally, this marks Tottenham’s fifth Premier League loss in the previous six games. Prior to it, they had only triumphed 2-1 at Burnley and had lost to Newcastle 0-4, Arsenal 2-3, Chelsea 0-2, and Liverpool 2-4.