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Tottenham defender Davies: Victory over Man City showed the spirit and mindset we need

Tottenham defender Ben Davies feels their season is back on track after victory over Manchester City.

Spurs won 1-0 on Sunday via Harry Kane's record-breaking goal.

Davies later said: “We went through a bit of a patch where it was difficult, and we were having to score goals to win games, and that's not where we want to be. We're very happy as a unit to keep these clean sheets, they give us a good platform, and then Harry did the job for us at the other end.

"We had a bit of a rude awakening after our last eight games or so where we were on a bad run, conceding a lot of goals and we needed to get better. It was a bit of a kick up the backside. We're now back in a good rhythm and that performance shows the togetherness we have, for instance, Emerson made some outstanding headers at the back post, he was excellent. That's the spirit and the mindset we need to have.

"We still know there are things we can improve on, even City, we could have cut down even more of their chances but, overall, we're really happy. It was a good performance, we managed the game well, when we had to sit in we were smart and when we had to put pressure on the ball and win it back, we did that as well. I thought we were on the front foot and deserved the win."

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