The home side were dreadful throughout and the result never looked in doubt after David Sommeil had given the visitors the lead in the third minute.
The only surprise after that was that City only added one more goal through Joey Barton as the increasingly frustrated Spurs fans booed their team off the pitch at the end.
It was clear Spurs were not at the races straight from the kick-off and they could have been two behind before Sommeil actually gave them the lead.
A poor header from Ledley King gifted Nicolas Anelka the ball on the edge of the area with only 20 seconds on the clock, but the French striker shot narrowly wide and then Stephen Carr was relieved to hear the referee's whistle after his mistake had put Shaun Wright-Phillips clean through.
However with Spurs playing so poorly it was only a matter of time before City took advantage and the goal arrived in the third minute thanks to another piece of sloppy defending.
Consistent City pressure led to a corner on the right which Ali Benarbia placed perfectly on the head of the unmarked Sommeil to power a header home from six yards.
If the home fans hoped that would wake their side up they were to be sorely disappointed as City's extra energy never allowed the home team into the game.
A second goal from City looked far more likely than an equaliser and two minutes after Kasey Keller had superbly tipped over Wright-Phillips' curling shot it arrived.
Once again the Tottenham defence were at sixes and sevens and when Anelka's shot was blocked by Keller the ball eventually found its way to Barton who guided it into the empty net with the help of a deflection.
After such a dismal first half Hoddle was forced to change things during the break bringing on Chris Perry and Kazuyuki Toda and switching to three at the back.
It had little effect though as Tottenham continued to struggle to deal with the threat posed by Wright-Phillips, Anelka and Benarbia.
However despite playing so poorly Spurs knew that just one goal would get them back in the game and at least they made a few chances in the second half.
Gus Poyet forced Peter Schmeichel into his first action of the afternoon in the 49th minute and then the woeful Teddy Sheringham completely miskicked his shot when unmarked at the far post.
Any lingering hope disappeared when Robbie Keane's snapshot was brilliantly saved by Schmeichel's leg with 18 minutes still to go and the only comfort for Hoddle was that there was hardly anyone left when the final whistle arrived to boo him any further.