zbet911 Erling Braut Haaland and manager Josep Guardiola, the two mainstays of Man City, had to pray together to wash away bad luck for the New Year. How could they have saved a penalty, resulting in a 1-1 draw with Everton, without a win in four consecutive league games? zbet911

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Man City 1- Everton 1

Goal scorers: 1-0 Bernardo 14′, 1-1 N’Diaye 36′ 

Venue: Etihad Stadium 

Manager Josep Guardiola has Manuel Akanji and Nathan Ake forming a central defence partnership, with Erling Haaland relying on the forward line, while star playmaker Kevin De Bruyne is just a substitute. 

On the other side, Sean Dyche is as expected, with veteran Seamus Coleman providing cover at right back, while Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Iliman N’Diaye are leading the attack. 

Just 3 minutes in, the home team almost scored the opening goal. The left corner was headed by Josko Gvardiol, who hit the far post and no one was able to follow up in time. 

In the 14th minute, the ‘Sky Blues’ took a 1-0 lead. Jeremy Doku’s cross from the left side was delivered to the near post. Bernardo Silva slid in and shot, which deflected off Jarrad Branthwaite’s blocker, but his weight was enough to roll into the goal. 

However, a few attacks by Everton equalized 1-1 in the 36th minute because the home team’s defense failed to clear the ball, allowing Abdoulaye Doucoure to collect the ball in front of the box and cross to the far post where Ndiaye adjusted his left foot and shot with his right foot in reverse direction into the near post. The first half ended with this result. 

Just six minutes into the game, City were awarded a penalty after Vitaliy Mykolenko fouled Savinho in the box. The referee immediately blew his whistle, but Haaland’s shot was saved by Jordan Pickford, who dived to his right and was unable to follow up because the offside flag was raised.