The poor Man City form continued while the Premier League champions were retained to a 1-1 draw in the house through Everton, with Erling Haaland once the persistent poor return against the purpose and seeing their penalty in the second half stored through Jordan Pickford.
The terrible City of the City now extends to a victory in thirteen matches – with coach Pep Guardiola saying that he would seek to upload his team in January – while Sean Dyche team got a point against Arsenal, Chelsea and City in the two last. weeks.
Looking to close the gap on the top four and the Champions League places, the hosts made the ideal start at the Etihad as Bernardo Silva’s shot was fortuitously deflected into the far corner off Jarrad Branthwaite’s outstretched leg.
But instead of settling home nerves, City’s failure to score a second added tension to the game and minutes after Silva spurned a gilt-edged chance to double their lead, Everton levelled through Iliman Ndiaye’s third goal of the season.
The Senegalese still had plenty to do to cushion Abdoulaye Doucouré’s pass, before firing past a helpless Stefan Ortega as equal at half-time, but with a sense of frustration in the stadium.
However, City had a chance to find their way to victory, when Vitaliy Mykolenko brought down the ball six minutes into the period, only for Jordan Pickford to get inside Haaland’s mind to save him the low Norwegian penalty. , and even if the striker headed into a tight range after Phil Foden directed the rebound in his direction, he was offside in a moment that summed up his and the champions’ recent fights.
However, two more lost problems mean that the warning prior to Guardiola’s game that the City could even miss the Champions League next season is very crazy after everything.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola:
“We played very well, but lately we’re in an era where this is what’s happening. But yeah, keep going.
“Confidence will be with the results, because always is in our minds. But the performance against that team was really good, defensively, offensively. We shoot a lot in the 18-yard box, but unfortunately we could not get the result we wanted.”
Everton Chief Sean Dyche:
“I am afraid to come here today because it will change, at a time they will damage someone, but I felt that we have controlled the stage, the underlying feeling that they will take the result of the bag at a given time.
“Wonderful power from the players. We saved the penalty and Jordan and the investigation team deserve credit. Jordan made a lot of decisions today.
“There is no simple career in the Premier League and you have to dedicate yourself to everyone’s cause. I am satisfied with the functionality and the point. “
Sky Sports’ Richard Morgan analysis:
“In many ways, Erling Haaland’s recent difficulties in front of Manchester City’s goal reflect those of the team itself, considered first of all as an undeniable incident whose two will come to light before long and yet we are still waiting for it. it happens.
“Haaland, like the Premier League champions themselves, temporarily emerged from the traps at the start of the season, scoring 10 goals in his first five league games, but when City began to falter, so did the Norway international.
“So much, in fact, that the premier league’s most level-headed scorer last season has only netted 3 goals in his last thirteen games, coinciding with City’s slowdown, while underperforming his XG on a scale overall 5. 2 in the league at that time (3 vs 8. 2 xg).
“Nothing greater sums up Haaland’s misfortunes of late than his penalty miss against Everton with scoring 1-1, while Jordan Pickford’s efforts were supposed to keep weakly beaten, incredibly the first time the striker had seen a stunner for save one of his 16 number. A kick league minister.
“And Pep Guardiola’s heist name holders want their main guy to be more productive as soon as possible, in a different way his long and barren career would possibly continue in 2025.