Totthenham have now taken the lead from City with a game in hand. Although the dominance in the first half was not there in the second half, it was good for them to find the goal in the second half.
As good or as bad a team plays (and we can all make comments about end to end attacking football), in the end it is a results based business. A win will get the team three points on the table and a draw will get one. Regardless of how good or bad Tottenham have played they are (as you said) ahead of Manchester City in the Premier League table. They have done well since selling Kane
Although they dominated the game from the first minutes, their inability to find a goal prevented them from taking an early lead. The fact that they were down to 10 men at the end of the first half may have also contributed to the fact that we saw fewer goals in this match. Football is a game of goals and we know that whoever scores wins. That's why no matter how well you play, you might not score and you might even lose. Tottenham are doing well with their new manager and I honestly hadn't heard the name of their manager before. I can say that they have surprised me with their performance. After 1.5 years at Celtic, it must have been exciting for him to take charge of such a big team.