What started as an evening of celebration for Manchester City ended with the four-time defending Premier League champions conceding four goals and falling to a fifth-straight loss in all competitions. A 4-0 defeat to Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham on Saturday has left City five points behind leaders Liverpool, having played a game more. Two goals from James Maddison inside 20 minutes at the Etihad Stadium stunned the home crowd, who had been treated to a light show before kick-off to mark midfielder Rodri winning the Ballon d’Or award for the best player in the world. With manager Pep Guardiola also having signed a two-year contract extension this week, there was double reason to celebrate. Ange Postecoglou and Tottenham ran riot, ending Manchester City’s 52-game unbeaten run at the Etihad ???????? Spurs have now beaten Pep Guardiola’s side twice in the space of five matches. It's the feature match of the round thanks to @HungryJacksAU . pic.twitter.com/9uxK1hU9d9 But Saturday’s latest loss highlighted City’s on-field problems which Guardiola is struggling to stop. Pedro Porro scored a third for Tottenham after half-time and Brennan Johnson added a fourth in the third minute of stoppage time. “We are playing a little bit in our thoughts, a little bit of negativity but this is normal,” Guardiola said. “Football is a sense of mood and when you win a lot it gives you self-awareness you can do it and when you lose three games in a row in the Premier League that situation is there. More Football “We have to do everything to change, especially for the next one, but the exceptionality we lived in eight years is not eternal. Sometimes you drop a little bit.” The result was a huge boost to former Socceroos boss Postecoglou, the Australian also having been under pressure after some inconsistent results. “Today was about sort of doubling down on our football principles and we did that, and it is significant because obviously they’ve got an unbelievable record here at home,” said Postecoglou. “So I don’t think it’s something that you can be blase about. It is significant. 'Give him time, give him the money...he’s got a clear identity. He will win trophies at this football club.' ???? Ange Postecoglou deals out one of the heaviest defeats in Pep Guardiola's career and Tim Sherwood can't help but sing his praises. pic.twitter.com/PbgQVRCMw4 “But I think it’s significant for the whole group that we’ve reached these standards before, it’s about now not dropping as we have in certain games.” City’s defeat handed Liverpool a perfect opportunity to tighten their grip on the title race when they play bottom side Southampton on Sunday. Chelsea, Arsenal and Brighton all won to sit six points behind Liverpool. Third-place Chelsea beat Leicester 2-1 in the early kick-off, Nicolas Jackson and Enzo Fernandez putting them on course for victory with Jordan Ayew replying for Leicester with a stoppage-time penalty. Fifth-place Brighton won 2-1 at Bournemouth to maintain their outstanding start to the season under new coach Fabian Hurzeler. Joao Pedro and Kaoru Mitoma put the Seagulls 2-0 up at the Vitality Stadium, with David Brooks pulling a goal back for Bournemouth in stoppage time. Meanwhile, boss Mikel Arteta celebrated his 250th game in charge of Arsenal with victory against Forest. Thomas Partey comes off the bench and scores a stunner within minutes ???? Bukayo Saka with the assist. The Ghanaian with the beautiful finish. Watch | https://t.co/MWCHzJjARd pic.twitter.com/1ctidjyiW8 It was the Spaniard’s 147th win in all competitions — more than any Gunners manager after the same number of games. Club great Arsene Wenger won 136 of his first 250 games. Bukayo Saka put Arsenal ahead in the 15th at the Emirates Stadium and Thomas Partey added a second seven minutes into the second half. Ethan Nwaneri (17) scored his first Premier League goal for the club in the 86th minute. Aston Villa’s winless run was extended to six games after a 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace. Palace twice led in the first half through Ismaila Sarr and Justin Devenny but Ollie Watkins and Ross Barkley levelled for Villa who have lost four of their last six games in all competitions to sit seventh in the standings. Bukayo Saka at the Emirates is automatic! The Arsenal star smashes the Gunners ahead with a stunning finish ???????? Watch | https://t.co/MWCHzJk8GL pic.twitter.com/dRGgQdqgA1 Trailing 1-0 at Fulham, Wolves powered back to win 4-1 at Craven Cottage and climb out of the relegation zone. Alex Iwobi put Fulham ahead, but two goals from Matheus Cunha and strikes from Joao Gomes and Goncalo Guedes saw Wolves secure back-to-back EPL wins. Everton drew 0-0 with Brentford. © AAP
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US tax authorities have announced that special, $1,400 payments are going out to 1 million taxpayers who did not claim under the 2021 recovery rebate scheme, in what may be a final installment of pandemic-era stimulus checks. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that the disbursements were a “special step” after a review found that many eligible taxpayers who did not receive one or more Economic Impact Payments (EIP), also known as stimulus “stimi” payments. There were three rounds of EIP payments to US citizens during the pandemic, totaling $4,500, which amounted to approximately $931bn between April 2020 and December 2021, according to the US treasury department. The estimated amount of payments going out will be about $2.4bn. The coronavirus aid, relief and economic security (Cares) Act of 2020 provided the largest amount of funding, $1.8tn, to combat both the healthcare crisis as well as the ensuing economic fallout of the pandemic. But trillions more was spent through other government programs and treasury department efforts. The IRS said in a statement that no action was needed for eligible taxpayers to receive these payments, and payments would arrive this month or by late January, and made by direct deposit or check. “The IRS continues to work hard to make improvements and help taxpayers,” IRS commissioner Danny Werfel said in a statement. “These payments are an example of our commitment to go the extra mile for taxpayers.” The late stocking-stuffer payouts for about 1 million Americans come as federal authorities continue to trace billions of dollars in Covid-19 relief that may have been fraudulently obtained. A ’s Covid-19 fraud enforcement task force (CFETF) in April said criminal charges against more than 3,500 defendants for losses of more than $2bn had been brought and more than $1.4bn seized or forfeited. “Our work is not over,” attorney general Merrick Garland said in a statement. “We will continue our efforts to investigate and prosecute pandemic relief fraud and to recover the assets that have been stolen from American taxpayers.” Deputy attorney general Lisa Monaco called for an extension of the statute of limitations “for prosecutors to recover hundreds of millions of dollars more in fraud proceeds, bring remaining offenders to justice, and disrupt criminal networks that continue to victimize our citizens”.The two reasons Kyle Sandilands has suddenly turned on Anthony Albanese - as he erupts in scathing spray: 'Absolutely useless'Virginia Tech vs. Duke FREE LIVE STREAM (11/23/24): Watch college football, Week 13 online | Time, TV, channel