Barely had to break sweat on an afternoon when he was not required to display any of the revelatory skills that made him such a hero last season.
Vedran Corluka16486
6.0
A solid display although he did not provide as much support to Lennon on the right flank as he might have done.
Michael Dawson23739
7.0
Keen, wholehearted and increasingly sure of touch. Won every header and dominated the Spurs penalty box.
Ledley King26452
8.0
So dominant were Tottenham in the opening half that he was a virtual third attacker. Great presence in the City penalty box and super-smooth in his own half.
Benoit Assou-Ekotto138392
6.0
Wore the Jason Lee-patented pineapple on his head in a sweet-and-sour display. Had a long-range volley tipped over and generally kept Wright-Phillips quiet apart from one almost fatal attempt to play the off-side trap.
Aaron Lennon20772
7.0
Busy as a bee on the right flank as he began the process of putting his England miseries behind him. His final ball typically veered between the useful and useless.
Luka Modric28846
7.0
Produced a series of neat, clever touches from the central midfield berth that he took to with such aplomb at the end of last season.
Tom Huddlestone24338
7.5
Pulled the strings in the Tottenham midfield as he displayed his full - and wide - range of passing in a class display. One volley was a superb fusion of vision and technique.
Gareth Bale60024
8.0
Carried on where he left off last season with a vibrant display that highlighted Richards' limitations at full-back. His crossing and set piece delivery was always a vital weapon and unlucky to see a ferocious diagonal strike rebound off the post.
Jermain Defoe115148
6.0
Had an acrobatic volley brilliantly saved by Hart in a lively display. Was it a sign that Redknapp is not satisfied with his front-choice front pair that they were part of a double substitution midway through the second half?
Peter Crouch138129
7.0
Put a difficult week behind him to use his height advantage to great effect during his 67 minutes on the pitch. Demanded total attention from Toure and Kompany without ever running them ragged.
Substitutions
Roman Pavlyuchenko22572
7.0
Nearly - but not quite - put the finishing touch to some excellent Tottenham build-up play as he looked the most likely of the substitutes to pull a rabbit out of the hat.
Giovani Dos Santos22249
N/A
Showed a brief glimpse of the potential he has shown in pre-season.
Robbie Keane11399
6.0
Showed some neat touches but did not look capable of producing the winner.
Man City
Joe Hart136517
9.0
Did all he could to ensure Shay Given gets a move to Arsenal. Displayed great agility and technique with a string of world-class saves during ferocious first-half bombardment from Tottenham - and maintained his concentration after the break.
Aleksandar Kolarov144229
5.0
Withdrawn at half-time on his Premier League debut with a twisted ankle, not twisted blood from being given the run-around by Aaron Lennon.
Kolo Toure24072
8.0
Held the City defence together with a magnificently committed display as Tottenham threw the kitchen sink, oven, dishwasher and entire cutlery drawer at the visitors.
Micah Richards133150
5.0
Struggled to cope with Bale's energy and pace but just about kept his head above water after getting the nod ahead of Zabaleta in the starting X1.
Shaun Wright-PhillipsFlop of the Match294117
5.0
Unconvincing display after being surprisingly preferred to Adam Johnson. Dithered when presented with an excellent opportunity to give City the lead.
David Silva220183
5.5
Welcome to the Premier League. Swept away by the lilywhite tide for much of the match although he showed some neat touches.
Nigel De Jong12971
6.5
Made some excellent last-ditch interventions but struggled to take his customary grip of the central acres. Perhaps still not fully match fit after a World Cup-interrupted pre-season.
Vincent Kompany20854
7.0
It is a measure of Kompany's tenacity that City have not pursued a new centre-half in the transfer window and he produced an assured display in the face of first-half Tottenham onslaught.
Yaya Touré 128175
6.0
A mouse before the break and, if not quite a lion afterwards, showed some of the power and bite that has made him one of the world's most complete midfield anchormen.
Gareth Barry12190
5.0
On this evidence, the Englishman's place is most under threat from the impending arrival of James Milner. Spent most of the game running back towards the City goal.
Carlos Tevez115185
5.5
Cut an isolated figure for much of the game although he was always a threat whenever he had the ball at his feet.
Substitutions
Pablo Zabaleta8179
6.0
Steady display at left-back after being brought on at half-time to replaced the injured Kolarov.
Adam Johnson23872
7.0
Brought verve and skillful wide play to what had hitherto been a narrow City formation and showed his zest with one excellent run.
Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor87135
N/A
Made little impact after replacing Tevez as the City spearhead. Facing a long spell on the sidelines?