Manchester City 1-1 Everton: The Champions’ troubles get worse by Haaland’s miss

Erling Haaland missed a vital second-half penalty as Manchester City’s problems continued as Everton held them to a 1-1 draw at the Etihad.

In their last 13 games across all competitions, the reigning champions have only earned one victory.

Bernardo Silva’s deflected effort beat Jordan Pickford of Everton in the 14th minute as Pep Guardiola’s team attempted to recover from their dismal play.

Early on, City controlled, with Silva wasting another excellent opportunity to increase the advantage and Josko Gvardiol hitting the post.

Erling Haaland penalty miss against Everton

But Everton took advantage of a defensive blunder. Iliman Ndiaye leveled the score with a booming shot past Stefan Ortega after Manuel Akanji’s botched clearance.

City was uneasy going into halftime as the goal sapped their confidence.

City created multiple chances and pushed for a winner after the interval.

Vitaly Mykolenko fouled Brazilian winger Savinho, who was awarded a penalty; nevertheless, Pickford saved Haaland’s feeble spot kick.

Haaland wasted a vital chance to win the match, which concluded one goal at a time, after scoring from the rebound after being flagged offside.

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