Everton 0-2 Manchester City: Aymeric Laporte and Gabriel Jesus strike as champions leapfrog Liverpool at Premier League summit

Everton 0-2 Manchester City: Aymeric Laporte and Gabriel Jesus strike as champions leapfrog Liverpool at Premier League summit
Manchester City returned to the top of the Premier League for the first time in two months with a 2-0 win at Everton.The champions were seven points behind Liverpool a fortnight ago but are now back on top of the pile on goal difference, although their rivals do have a game in hand.4

Laporte gave Manchester City the lead

Aymeric Laporte scored City’s first at Goodison Park with a header seconds before half-time. Substitute Gabriel Jesus added the second in the seventh minute of added time.There was a section of Everton fans who, pre-match, had declared they were happy to see the team lose if it meant damaging their neighbours’ title aspirations, but no one could accuse Marco Silva’s side of throwing in the towel.City struggled to break down the 4-4-1-1 formation, which saw captain-on-the-night Tom Davies providing the forward momentum breaking from midfield and Dominic Calvert-Lewin doing an admirable job occupying John Stones and Nicolas Otamendi.4

Richarlison and Walker got involved in an altercation

Under-pressure manager Marco Silva’s big call, leaving out leading scorers Richarlison and Gylfi Sigurdsson, was justified up to the point when they again conceded from a free-kick with seconds remaining in the first half.Taking out two players who accounted for 19 of Everton’s 36 league goals this season made them more solid in open play, and it had the desired effect of blunting City, although not without their fair share of luck.Leroy Sane, who was given the freedom of the left-wing with right-back Jonjoe Kenny tucking in, volleyed wide after just three minutes before crossing for Ilkay Gundogan to have a shot blocked.From the resulting corner Laporte headed wide from three yards. It was a warning Everton failed to heed, despite all their good work in covering the hard yards to prevent City getting in behind them.4

Guardiola’s side returned to the top of the league

Gundogan’s close-range shot was deflected by Lucas Digne onto the crossbar and, after Bernard’s header looped wide after hitting Kyle Walker, the City midfielder had claims for a penalty waved away after Andre Gomes’ challenge.The visitors maintained their pressure and Jordan Pickford made a good point-blank save from David Silva, although the flag had already gone up, incorrectly, for offside against Sane.But in added time Idrissa Gana Gueye, back in the side for the first time since being denied a move to Paris St Germain, clattered Fernandinho 25 yards out and David Silva’s delivery was met by a thumping Laporte header.4A 12th Premier League goal – and 17th in all competitions – conceded from a set-piece, excluding penalties, means Everton now have the worst record in the top flight.Sergio Aguero’s 58th-minute overhead kick could have sealed it but flashed wide after Pickford came for, and failed to claim, Gundogan’s cross.Everton’s chasing of the game played into City’s hands but the introduction of Sigurdsson and Richarlison, and latterly Cenk Tosun, offered the hope of snatching a point as the visitors struggled to press home their advantage.They had just two shots on target in the second half, one of which was Jesus’ header with virtually the last touch of the game.While it was not a statement performance to send a message to Liverpool, the onus is now on Jurgen Klopp’s team to respond as they play Bournemouth on Saturday, 24 hours before City host Chelsea.

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