Erling Haaland missed a penalty as Manchester City were forced to a stalemate in the Etihad Stadium. The Manchester side has gone thirteen games with only two wins. Their striker Erling Haaland had a second-half penalty which would have restored their lead but it was saved by Jordan Pickford.
Pep Guardiola stated his fears even before the start of the game as the manager said he is nit sure his team is ready to face Everton. They have had a very bad staggering games of late with just one win in their past 13 games in all competitions.
The result leaves the defending champions sixth in the table 11 points behind leaders Liverpool. Manchester City almost made the perfect start in the third minute but Josko Gvardiol’s towering header cannoned back off the post – and the hosts were rewarded for their dominance shortly after.
They grabbed a deserved opener in the 14th minute as Bernardo Silva latched on to Jeremy Doku’s pass. It should have been two when Phil Foden fed a pass to the onrushing Silva inside the box, but fired wide.
But with their first clear-cut chance of the game, Everton drew level in the 36th minute through Iliman Ndiaye’s nice strike. Manchester City had the chance to regain the lead seven minutes into the second half when left-back Vitalii Mykolenko chopped down Savinho inside the penalty box.
Their joy was however not complete as Pickford dived the right way to keep out Haaland’s penalty. The home team pushed for the winner but failed to prise open the Everton backline and were left to suffer again, with their last victory coming on 4 December against Forest.
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