Champions, Manchester City were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw against Everton at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.
The visitors claimed the lead through http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Carlos-c8346 Tevez via a penalty kick just at the stroke of halftime.
The draw kept intact the Eastlanders unbeaten league run this campaign, and kept them at the second place in the league standings. However, it allowed Manchester United to open up their advantage to three points at the top of the table, after http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alex-c4752 Fergusson’s
men recorded an action-packed 4-3 win over Reading on the same day.
On the other hand, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roberto-c31294 Mancini.
Although the Toffees did not have the home comfort to their advantage, it was they who looked the more dangerous team in the opening exchanges. The Citizens midfield looked slack, allowing the likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Darron-Gibson-c10368 to dominate the proceedings
at the heart of the field.
And it was little surprise that the Merseysiders claimed the lead almost half hour into the match. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Joe-Hart-c18699, managed
to block the effort, the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Belgium-c2850 International made the most from the second opportunity as he nodded in the rebound to silence the home fans.
Stunned by the early setback, the Citizens upped the ante in the closing stages of the half, with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Tim-Howard-c35095 denying a well-placed Tevez header with a fine save.
However, controversy soon followed. Match referee, Lee Probert, awarded a penalty to City, penalizing Fellaini for pulling Edin Dzeko inside the box. The replays though suggested that there was nothing wrong the Toffees forward had done, and that both the
players were locked in a physical battle to win the ball.
From the ensuing spot kick, Tevez stepped up to get his side level on terms, calmly slotting the ball past Howard.
The home team came out stronger in the second period, forcing the Toffees on the back foot. Mancini blooded in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergio-c33030 Aguero to give more impetus to his offence. However, the visitors resolutely defended their backline, making sure that
no clear goal scoring opportunity was provided to the City attackers.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nikica-Jelavic-c27906 making a mockery
out of the ensuing free-kick, firing it well off target.
The draw would surely have added extra pressure on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mancini-c23323, whose side are scheduled to take on United this Sunday in a crunch derby game. On the other hand, Moyes will be the happier of the two managers, as not many teams would go into the Etihad Stadium
and come up with a result.
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