There comes a time when the points lost along the way will surely be very difficult to make up. This is certainly what Manchester City said to each other this Saturday afternoon. As part of the 18th day of the Premier League, the Citizens conceded a draw against Everton (1-1). And, in the race for the title, this result is a stain.
Moreover, at the end of this meeting, it was the feeling of John Stones. The Skyblues defender spoke to Premier League Productions: “I don’t really know what to say. I feel like we lost two points. That’s football. We controlled the game most of the time and had plenty of chances, but we failed to score that goal.”
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This famous and only goal of his team came in the 24th minute of play, when the inevitable Erling Haaland perfectly knew how to negotiate the good service of Riyad Mahrez, to accentuate even more his lead at the top of the ranking of the best scorers of the League. ‘elite. But this 21st achievement will certainly have this little bitter taste, especially after the equalization of Demarai Gray (64th).
Guardiola is not alarmed
However, Pep Guardiola’s men had the opportunities to leave with the three points. The ball was confiscated (74% possession), the strikes were numerous (sixteen to two), but the frame was often stolen (only three shots on target to one).
This did not prevent Guardiola from finding, in spite of everything, something positive, as he explained, at the microphone of the BBC: “Great game. We have played really well in the last three games and that makes me optimistic. Losing points at home is always difficult, but I always try to make our game good and we continued to do so. (…) We did not allow them any transitions. They scored a fantastic goal and when that happens you say congratulations but in general we did really well.”
Same story with Stones: “I am very happy with the way we played. The result does not reflect this. (…) We continued to create chances, but it didn’t materialize. We have to take the positives.“Upon arrival, Manchester City let Arsenal soar to the top of the English league standings. The Gunners now have a seven-point lead before starting 2023. But nothing to visibly worry the Citizens.
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