hello and welcome and i must say the weather couldn't be any better it's a
very pleasant night for football here at the etihad stadium my name is derrick ray and
joining me for commentary on this game is the former arsenal and england fullback lee dixon
i'm very much looking forward to bringing you action from the premier league it is manchester
city facing everton yeah great to be here how lucky are we derek we get paid for this
astonishing really looking forward to a fabulous game i'm sure the fans are too should be great
well it takes a lot to slow down this city attack i say that because they have the best record in
the league yeah well their forwards should be full of confidence they've been in fantastic
form of late bodes well for the neutrals today should be an entertaining match derek enjoy the
match
potentially exciting 90 minutes here and manchester city get the ball rolling
and here's the manchester city lineup ederson gets the node in goal alexander zinchenko starts
with chihuahua cancello in the fullback positions he'll call gundogan place alongside fernandinho
in central midfield and the centerpiece of the attack today is gabrielle jesus
and here's how everton line up jordan pickford begins in goal
lucardina plays with seamus coleman in the fullback positions
and on this tactical up they have just the one and the keeper flings himself at the ball
so the corner played into the box
well he took care of it defensively
fernando silva he has time to play us over and dribbling with it but out of play
doing well to keep possession
poor attempt at a pass really
tom davis
successfully cut out
godfrey
james rodriguez
sigurdsson
tom davis
no high quality defending
bernardo silva it's with gunduan
beautifully weighted ball he's been rolled offside
it's with bernardo silva
sterling now a potentially dangerous position for [ __ ]
foden
gundaman and the ruling is offside here
keane
oh he's given the ball away chances on can they keep it out
well they survived the attack alan illegal play and hence a free kick
well city controlling possession but they need to turn that possession
into creating more chances the forwards have been vacant today they really have
midfield not good enough as well the fans are expecting a lot more from this team not out of
the woods yet and it was turned out so a throw in will be next well possibilities in the center
fernandinho and return to gabriel jesus and able to get a body in the way
foden gunduan in the center and that was a very fine read
so that is it for the first half even stephen at the break lee your thoughts on city's performance
so far well i'm surprised by the halftime scoreline derek i think a few people will be too
zero goals plenty of endeavour from both sides just lacking that
as anticipated plenty of talking points so far and now the second half is underway
and city have possession once more
alexander zinchenko sterling has it i couldn't quite find his teammate gabrielle jesus
phil foden now
can he play us in vital interception the danger was very real
well the fans haven't had much to cheer about have they but a goal here would be huge
and he's clear as lines fire again towards goal well really fine goalkeeping good diving start
and firing it into the area not to be this time following the clearance it will be a corner
and now the delivery not away completely and the keeper not really taxed by that long range shots
gabrielle jesus
sterling has it well they must set oh good strike oh what a goal a tremendous strike
hard to believe that he elected to take on that shot absolutely brilliant
wow look at this what a strike he's took a chance did he swerve his keeper at fault he
won't care caught it so sweetly well let's have another view of that goal
so underway once more manchester city with the advantage number seven stealing
godfrey and now dominic carvert lewin coleman
coleman alan that's a good looking ball
and it's tom davis not the attack show promise but easy work for the keeper in the end
manchester city have lost the ball well it's come down to the final 20 minutes here
tom davis on the ball rochelle is on and it's tom davis
still trailing but they're upping the pressure
fine cross into the middle and still danger here and he gobbles up the second chance
disappointment for the keeper no wonder he's asking questions of his defense
well here's the replay and it's a decent save at first not too sure he could have done much better
but in the end he's got to be disappointed because it ends up in the onion bag a bit unlucky for me
sterling coming onto the pitch making high pressing work for them here
just the challenge that was required
just 10 minutes to go
manchester city still on the attack as the minutes tick away
can they come up with a winner oh that's a penalty another crucial phase in the game
well that could be his final rebuke i think and the referee's making that absolutely clear i
like that derrick good referee nice and strong told the player exactly what he was thinking
and manchester city will go to their
bench
a goal it is a confidently taken penalty
well as we see this is probably the best angle he's picked his spot he didn't change his mind
and the keeper's got no chance well let's take another look at that girl shall we
well a dramatic moment near the end and that might well be the decider 17 kevin de bruyne
look at deena it's with alan
they're showing a willingness to attack as they must given the circumstances time running out
sigurdsson
magnificent defending
gundogan got a pass that lats quality moving the ball forward with purpose alan
and here's andre gomes this could level it
well the keeper committed himself well this might be the final opportunity to draw level
well the coach is kicking every ball down there in the technical area
i'm sure he thinks he could do better
corner kick played and in tidy challenge and there's the final whistle it goes
into the books as a city victory lee your assessment well it wasn't their
usual bag full of goals today but two was enough to get the job done
nice control of the game for most of it tight score line but three points is all that matters
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