Everton produced a brilliant performance to stun
Manchester City and deliver a serious blow to Pep
Guardiola's Premier League title hopes.
The Toffees willingly soaked up 71% of City possession
but restricted Guardiola's side to few chances and
scored with four of just six attempts at goal.
Romelu Lukaku coolly side-footed in a Kevin Mirallas
cut-back and the Belgium internationals combined
again after the break, Mirallas drilling Lukaku's through-
ball across the keeper.
Tom Davies sent Goodison Park into raptures on just
his second league start by dinking a third over Claudio
Bravo and £10m debutant Ademola Lookman fired
between the legs of the keeper in injury time.
Goals from the two teenagers left Everton boss Ronald
Koeman visibly elated, while Guardiola cut a frustrated
figure, remonstrating with the fourth official late on in
what is his heaviest ever league defeat as a manager.
City lacked cutting edge throughout, though had Davies
not headed a looping Bacary Sagna header off the line
before half-time, they may not have gone on to suffer a
fifth league defeat of the season.
They stay fifth, 10 points off leaders Chelsea, while
Everton remain seventh.
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