Everton 1-3 Man City: Player ratings as Cityzens stage second-half fightback
Manchester City closed the gap on their Premier League title rivals with a hard-fought 3-1 victory at Everton on Wednesday night. The Cityzens were forced to come from behind at Goodison Park after Jack Harrison had given the Toffees the lead, and Everton hadn't lost under Sean Dyche this season after scoring first. However, the newly-crowned world champions produced a vintage second -half display on Merseyside to secure all three points as Phil Foden, Julian Alvarez and Bernardo Silva all got on the scoresheet. How the game unfolded There were no early signs of Club World Cup fatigue from the visitors as the remarkable perfection of their possession subdued a typically raucous Goodison Park. City were dominant in the opening 20 minutes and would've gone ahead if it wasn't for a fine double save from Jordan Pickford. The Premier League 's most proficient set-piece performers then started to find a route into the Game via dead ball situations which sparked Goodison in...