itstargetnews
Manchester City’s quest to end their miserable run continues after they drew 1-1 with Everton on Boxing Day and have won just one of their last 13 games in all competitions.
City started brightly and took a deserved lead on 14 minutes through Bernardo Silva, with the Portugal international picking up a smart pass from Jeremy Docu and dropping the ball into the back of the net courtesy of Jarrad Branthwaite’s deflection.
Silva should have had a second and City’s complacency was punished in the first half as Iliman Ndiaye sent an instinctive volley – Everton’s first touch in the City box – fizzing into the top corner to tie things up at the interval.
Jordan Pickford referred to his trusty water bottle for instructions to save Erling Haaland’s penalty shortly after the restart. The striker finally headed home, only to see the offside flag raised immediately and extend City’s frustration.
|
Player |
rating |
|---|---|
|
GK: Stefan Ortega |
6.1/10 |
|
RB: Rico Lewis |
7.0/10 |
|
CB: Manuel Akanji |
5.8/10 |
|
CB: Nathan AK |
7.2/10 |
|
LB: Joe Guardiol |
7.7/10 |
|
DM: Matthew Kovacic |
7.5/10 |
|
RM: Savinho |
8.1/10 |
|
Chief Minister: Bernardo Silva |
7.9/10 |
|
Chief Minister: Phil Foden |
7.5/10 |
|
LM: Jeremy Doku |
7.6/10 |
|
ST: Erling Holland |
6.7/10 |
|
Sub: Kevin De Bruyne (75′ for Doku) |
6.2/10 |
|
Sub: Jahmai Simpson-Pusey (85′ for AK) |
N/A |
|
Sub: Ilkay Gundogan (85′ for Kovacic) |
N/A |
Subs Not Used: Scott Carson (GK), Spike Britts (GK), Max Allen, James McAtee, Nico O’Reilly, Devin Mubama
|
Player |
rating |
|---|---|
|
GK: Jordan Pickford |
7.6/10 |
|
RB: Seamus Coleman |
6.9/10 |
|
CB: James Tarkovsky |
7.2/10 |
|
CB: Jarrad Branthwaite |
7.0/10 |
|
LB: Vitaly Mykolenko |
6.0/10 |
|
RM: Jack Harrison |
6.7/10 |
|
Chief Minister: Aurel Mangala |
6.7/10 |
|
Chief Minister: Idrisa Gan Guye |
6.9/10 |
|
Chief Minister: Abdoulaye Doukore |
6.7/10 |
|
LM: Indian Education |
7.8/10 |
|
ST: Dominic Calvert-Levine |
6.3/10 |
|
Sub: Armando Broja (70′ for Calvert-Lewin) |
6.9/10 |
|
Sub: Jasper Lindstrom (81′ for Ndiaye) |
N/A |
|
Sub: Nathan Patterson (89′ Coleman) |
N/A |
Subs not used: Joao Virginia (GK), Jack O’Brien, Michael Keane, Harrison Armstrong, Beto, Yousef Chermiti
