City turn it on to see off Everton
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What were the key moments in Manchester City's 3-1 victory over Everton?
Really entertaining game here at Goodison Park. Manchester City have won it by three goals to one. Gabriel Jesus got them off and running, but Everton reacted incredibly well to go 1-0 down. The final touch on that one from Dominic Calvert-Lewin after his two goals in midweek. Then a brilliant free kick from Riyad Mahrez to give Manchester City the lead again. And then this one from Raheem Sterling just over the line to make it 3-1. Everton had eight shots on target, which is more than Manchester City have faced in any Premier League since Pep Guardiola had been in charge. City, as you'd expect, with a lion's share of the possession, but Everton with more passes into the box and just short in terms of touches in the box.
The expected goals, pretty even between Everton and Manchester City here at Goodison Park this evening.
How did Everton respond after going a goal down?
So celebration for Manchester City and for the Manchester City fans at half-time. And Riyad Mahrez has been talking to Greg Whelan.
Riyad, congratulations. No more than you feel you deserved for the chances you created, the way you played today.
Yeah, I think we deserved the win. I think we could have killed the game in the first half. We had like five clear chances and we didn't score. That's the difference between the game against Watford, where we scored the first five chances and this game. But I think we managed good the game. Sometimes it has to be difficult, especially here. It was tough. In the second half, we made it. We made what we had to make. We scored through goal and we won the game.
Nevertheless, how grateful were you in the second half to the performance of your goalkeeper?
Yes, very good. That's why he's up there. We need everyone. When Eddie makes some great saves like this, it's very important for us. It's clear that we can concede chances, but when the keeper helps us, it makes a big difference.
Your goal was a key moment in the game. Talk us through the free kick. Could you see an opportunity inside that far post?
Well, firstly, I wanted to put it on the other side of the keeper.
What were the statistics that highlighted Everton's performance?
And then I looked, there was a big space. I tried to whip it on the keeper's side and he had the little bounce before he touched it. So it was difficult for him. We're happy to score this goal and we're happy to win. That's the most important for us.
In hindsight, you won 3-1 in the end, of course, but in hindsight, just how crucial a goal does that feel, given the way the match was going at the time?
Yeah, yeah, it's very important. You know, it was 1-1. Of course, to score at this moment of the game was very crucial for us and after we made the difference with the third goal and we killed the game. So I think it's a very good afternoon for us and we're happy.
With Liverpool winning again today, as you know, did you feel as a team under pressure today to go out there and respond?
No, I think we're used to this. Last year it was head-to-head with them. We had to win every game and this year it's the same. We are built to try to win every game. So, wherever they do Liverpool, they win or they lose, we have to win. So, we don't look at the table, we just focus on ourselves and try to make the perfect game.
Nevertheless, a five-point gap between yourselves and Liverpool looks a bit better than eight, doesn't it?
It looks better, but it's still a lot of game to play. I think it's 93 points to play, so it's still a lot of points to take.
Riyad, well done today. Appreciate your time.
We will come on to what that might do to the title race. I know we're only in September, but Riyad Mahrez talked about how hard fought that win was for Manchester City. And yet it made for a really entertaining game.
It did. Everton did as much as they possibly could to disrupt Manchester City. That's what you have to do.
What did Riyad Mahrez say about his decisive free kick?
And especially after you've got a goal down, many teams might have thought, well, it's damage limitation here. We'll just try and keep City out. But they actually stepped forward, stepped onto City. and cause them a lot of problems. City look vulnerable defensively. The two centre-halves, Otamendi, Fernandinho, clearly that is a problem for Pep Guardiola.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What were the key moments in Manchester City's 3-1 victory over Everton?
0:05–0:56
2
How did Everton respond after going a goal down?
0:56–2:25
3
What were the statistics that highlighted Everton's performance?
2:25–4:01
4
What did Riyad Mahrez say about his decisive free kick?
4:01–5:48
5
How did Manchester City's goalkeeper impact the game?
5:48–38:25
6
What were the missed opportunities for Everton during the match?
38:25–42:24
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