How Twitter Reacted to Tottenham's Dramatic Win over Manchester City

Sunday's Premier League fixture slate promised so much—and it certainly delivered. After Arsenal's last-gasp win over Leicester and Liverpool's demolition of Aston Villa, Tottenham managed a 2-1 victory over fellow title contenders Manchester City.

The game burst into life in the second half, in particular the 52nd minute, when the key moment of controversy occurred. Tottenham were awarded a penalty when a Danny Rose cross may or may not have struck Raheem Sterling's arm. Accordingly, many fans were incensed with referee Mark Clattenburg:

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Mark Clattenburg and Martin Atkinson. #SuperSunday pic.twitter.com/jzE0DYiqUM

— Football Tips (@footballtips) February 14, 2016"

Harry Kane duly converted the spot kick, but very few were convinced it should have been given:

Sterling was also the recipient of Twitter banter for his part in the incident:

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how could sterling hand the ball when snakes don't have arms?

— Decky (@decky_Alli) February 14, 2016"

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Martin Tyler and Niall Quinn don't really hide how much they want City to win this do they?

— Stru (@EricTheKing_99) February 14, 2016"

As the game progressed, co-commentator Niall Quinn also started trending: 

In the 74th minute, Manchester City levelled the score through substitute Kelechi Iheanacho:

However, there was more drama in store as Erik Lamela put Tottenham in front once again:

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I'm so proud of this team right now. #COYS #THFC

— David Lammy (@DavidLammy) February 14, 2016"

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Happy birthday. #COYS pic.twitter.com/PGueqLdZIl

— Six Foot Newt (@6footnewt) February 14, 2016"

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When you don't care cause its Pep's problem now pic.twitter.com/AHx0uUSQST

— Football Funnys (@FootballFunnys) February 14, 2016"

Tottenham left the Etihad with three points, which led many fans to believe that Spurs have a credible chance of winning the league:

Whatever you do, try not to mention the title race to fans of the reigning champions:

[Twitter]