Everton vs City – Five Things We Learned

The game started exactly how many of us expected it to … in Everton’s box. City were all over us, and this remained the case for the large majority of play as we came away with 23% possession and a point.

The first half was littered with chances for City and we did well to go into the break on level terms, and it was in no small part down to Maarten Stekelenburg, who saved the first of his two penalty saves just before the half-time whistle, denying Kevin De Bruyne a goal and saving Phil Jagielka’s blushes.

It seemed as though the skipper was doing all he could to give City all three points today, as he was responsible for yet another penalty in the second half, which was once again saved superbly by Stekelenburg, who then kept out De Bruyne again with a world-class save.

We did eventually concede, but not before Romelu Lukaku showcased just what he can do skinning three City defenders and slotting home mid-way through the second half.

We got away from the Etihad with a point, that’s more than good.

Here’s the verdict…