Robbie Keane

ROBBIE KEANE threw a strop after being subbed again by boss Juande Ramos.

Skipper Keane, who scored Spurs’ opener, chucked a tracksuit across the dugout as he made his way off.

But Ramos insisted: “I think it’s normal, players want to play and they are disappointed when they are replaced. I didn’t see him throw a tracksuit down but it’s football.

“When you have a big squad you have some players on the bench who need to get minutes under their belt.”

The Spaniard has substituted Keane in FIVE of his last SIX starts for Spurs.

Ramos added: “I felt from time to time you need to give players a rest when they have played a lot of minutes.

“I took Aaron Lennon off for the same reason I took off Robbie Keane.”

Keane’s first-half strike was his 21st of the season — but Spurs saw City hit back with goals by Stephen Ireland and Nedum Onuoha.