Tottenham striker Harry Kane, the one that got away from Premier League leaders Manchester City last year, has returned to haunt the champions.

The England captain scored twice, including a 95th-minute winner, to earn Tottenham a thrilling 3-2 win at the Etihad and throw the title race wide open, after second-placed Liverpool's earlier comeback 3-1 win over Norwich.

That earlier result kept the pressure on City, but the league leaders were left dumbfounded as Kane produced a dazzling performance that showed exactly why Pep Guardiola wanted to sign him in the close season.

Twice City had clawed goals back, but Kane's headed winner in stoppage-time sent a shudder around the stadium and sent Spurs boss Antonio Conte into raptures.

The defeat means City are now only six points clear of Liverpool, whose destiny is in their own hands once again; they have a game in hand and still have to meet City in the league, which they will do in early April.

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In an incredible finale, Kane had seen a goal for 3-1 ruled out by VAR for a marginal offside in the build-up. Then, as the clock ticked into the 90th minute, the video referee would intervene once again - this time, to award City a penalty following a hand-ball by Spurs' Christian Romero.

City winger Riyard Mahrez converted in the 92nd minute, and it looked as if the champions, who'd maintained almost constant pressure and possession, might go on to grab the winner in the game's final moments.

But it was Kane, who had earlier put City 2-1 up just before the hour, who popped up to nod the excellent Dejan Kulusevski's cross beyond City keeper Ederson.

Kulusevski had kicked off the remarkable night by scoring Spurs' opener after just four minutes, following more fine play from Kane and Son Heung-Min.

Liverpool close the gap

At Anfield earlier, Liverpool forward Sadio Mané scored a brilliant overhead kick, Mohamed Salah notched his 150th goal for the club, and new signing Luis Díaz nabbed his first since joining from Porto, to leave Norwich at the bottom of the table.

The Canaries had threatened a big upset when Milot Rashica's deflected strike in the 48th left a heavily rotated Liverpool side trailing, but Mané and Salah, recently returned from African Cup of Nations duty, again came to Liverpool's rescue in a devastating three-minute span.

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Salah became the 10th player to score 150 goals in all competitions for Liverpool — and the second-quickest to reach that total in 233 appearances, seven games quicker than the late, great Roger Hunt.

The win took Liverpool to within touching distance of City and seven points clear of third-placed Chelsea, who also secured a crucial 1-0 win over Crystal Palace overnight.

Hakim Ziyech struck an 89th-minute winner to help the recently crowned Club World Cup champions keep a healthy seven-point lead over fourth-placed Manchester United.

Elsewhere, Emile Smith Rowe and Bukayo Saka were on target as Arsenal made it back-to-back league wins with a 2-1 success over Brentford to go sixth, now equal on points with West Ham (42) but with three games in hand.

January signing Wout Weghorst fired his first Premier League goal as relegation-threatened Burnley climbed off the bottom of the table with a resounding 3-0 success at Brighton.

Stuart Armstrong and Shane Long struck rare goals as Southampton overwhelmed Everton 2-0 on the south coast, deflating Toffee fans' hopes after their bright start under Frank Lampard.

Emmanuel Dennis ended Watford's scoring drought and helped boost the club's hopes of Premier League survival with a late header in a 1-0 victory over Aston Villa.

Newcastle showed further evidence of their gradual improvement under Eddie Howe by drawing 1-1 at top four-chasing West Ham, extending their unbeaten run in the Premier League to six games.

Joe Willock's deft finish in first-half stoppage time cancelled out the headed opener scored by Craig Dawson in the 32nd minute at the Olympic Stadium.

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