Semenyo urges Man City to keep going despite Tottenham draw

Ghana international Antoine Semenyo believes Manchester City are still in the race for the Premier League title despite giving away a two-goal half-time lead to draw 2-2 against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.

Goals from Rayan Cherki and Semenyo had Pep Guardiola’s men in control at the interval in North London, but a second-half double from Dominic Solanke forced the Citizens to settle for a point.

According to Semenyo, who joined City from Bournemouth, there is still plenty of matches to play for before the season concludes, and that Man City should focus on winning their matches.

The draw enabled Arsenal, who had defeated Leeds United 4-0 on Saturday to move six points clear at the summit.

 

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“We’ve got more games; there are 14 games to go. We are six points behind, it’s not the end,” Semenyo stated in an interview after the game as quoted by Man City website. “We have to keep going.

“Anything can happen. 14 games to go, they might lose a couple of games and we might win. The dynamic changes and we have to see what happens. Everyone is visibly frustrated and we go again.”

He added: “First-half we played really well. It was just keeping the ball and drawing them out. We did that really well and had a few chances on that,” he continued.

“The mentality was to do the same things again. Second-half that didn’t happen and they dominated. Couldn’t tell you why if I’m honest. They started picking up momentum and had a couple of chances.

“Getting the crowd into it helped. The crowd were behind them and it definitely helps.”

Despite the draw, Semenyo became the second player to score in four of his first five appearances for Man City as a Premier League club.

The only other player to score in four of their first five appearances for City as a Premier League club was Emmanuel Adebayor, who managed the feat in 2009.