hello everyone well here's something we say every day of the week don't we it's a beautiful day for
football in manchester at the etihad stadium my name is derek ray and my commentary partner
on this occasion is stuart robson and it's all about action from the premier league in this case
it is manchester city versus everton yes thanks as always derek we've got
two good teams here so i'm anticipating a really good game the atmosphere is electric
inside the stadium before kickoff and hopefully we're not disappointed
and so they start at 11 for manchester city edison between the posts how walker plays with
shuail cancello in the fullback positions kevin de bruyne plays with rodri in central midfield
and they line up with just the one striker looking to do a bit of damage
good luck
and here's how everton line up jordan pickford stands between the posts
lucadina plays with seamus coleman in the fullback positions alain starts alongside abdullah dukury
in central midfield and on this tactical setup they have just the one player in attack
and this confrontation is underway
bernardo silva
the ball with rodriguez
now a potentially dangerous position for
walker
how about the cross
well they're going to be very cross with themselves because that was a wasted opportunity
manny prevented it from going over the line rodri
kevin de bruyne
walker and it's through ben d'ash
it's worth joao cancello
excellent defending might be a chance here
terrific save well that's a top class save he read it so well
effective looking pass
but he shot this on splendid defending and it needed to
forward with options available
and they'll feel they deserve it
well as you can see he beats the defenders so easily with a change
of pace and then it's a decent finish that's a very good goal you have to say
so everton restart the game well aware that the pressure has been applied how will they respond
great
townsend
well that all counts for naught
kevin de bruyne marres
and a wonderful diving save to deny the opportunity
played over just the clearance that was needed
bernardo silva walker
the ball with rodri by lynching towards the break and city in
front here stuart as always very keen to get your assessment as regards their performance
yes they've defended really well all over the pitch their work rate and discipline has
been excellent for any drop in tempo and this lead could easily slip away
everton moving the ball forwards what can they do from here
time just challenged magnificently
can they do something positive on the counter attack they need to get bodies back
the planet well the keeper is happy the bar was there
and the fourth official confirming that we'll have one additional minute great
please charlie son
now the managers will now deliver their halftime team talks we're at the end of 45 minutes in
this game but i think it's fair to say riyad mahrez acquitted himself well in the first half
stewart what did you make of him well it was certainly a good first 45 minutes for the lad
obviously he got his goal to put them in front but he's looked lively throughout too
hopefully we see more so into the second half can everton battle back after that first 45
room to maneuver on the wing
but really sticking to the task defensively
and unable to keep the ball
but he keeps going
colgate
gray
superb defensive judgment to end the attack
oh this is looking promising but strong play here
on can he get them level sound piece of goalkeeping
kevin de bruyne couldn't keep the ball
great that is a very fine challenge in difficult circumstances
doing well to keep possession a really committed challenge and it's gone out for a throw-in
and into the last 30 minutes now
possession one
walker now kevin de bruyne and under pressure that was a fine claim
making use of his physical strength to hang on to it
laporte
and greelish moving the ball forward with purpose towards fernando silva he's gonna find the next
brilliant piece of finishing magnificent goal
well here's the replay and what a well-delivered cross this is
perfectly placed and he makes no mistake with the finish he showed a lot of composure there
here
well strong play to hold the ball up
well time tackle the referee has decided to give the free kick decision the way of [ __ ]
and they're making a change to be replaced by number 26 tom davis joel cancelo foden
plenty of options
and running it back
now we're inside the final 15 minutes
possession and patience the watchwords now let's see about the cross and the danger still on
fernando silva for a pass
he shot this on and the keeper has possession of it
foden breaking at base
looking towards the back post and a super header it looked as though it might be going in
that is how to apply the pressure
colgate
calvert-lewin so two minutes of stoppage time to be added on
a very good tackle
and that is that full time here and a win for city your verdict well derek
they were better than their opponents in all aspects of the game they defended well enough
they dominated midfield and they created charges as well it was a great performance
well analyzing the game bernardo silva gave a very good account of
himself sum up his contribution for us well it's a good performance he worked
hard played well and scored a goal and his team won what more could you ask for