Anjishnu Roy 18/10/2025 comments  |  Jump to last

Everton endured a torrid second half as Erling Haaland secured a 2-0 win for Manchester City at Etihad Stadium on Saturday.

The Toffees began the game on a positive note and ventured forward towards the hosts’ box. Iliman Ndiaye led most of the Blues’ forays down the right flank and created a couple of great opportunities that Beto should’ve definitely capitalised on.

The Guinea-Bissau international’s wastefulness and goal drought is becoming a major concern for David Moyes’s side and his performance this afternoon did little to abate those headaches.

Manchester City made sure to punish the visitors for their profligacy with Haaland stepping up to clinch the game in the second half. He scored twice in the space of five minutes to secure the three points for his side.

The final 15 minutes of the contest essentially boiled down to Everton’s attempts at preventing the Norwegian from getting a third.

Here are the player ratings from Everton’s 2-0 loss to Manchester City:

Jordan Pickford: 5.5

Jordan Pickford could’ve probably done better to avoid the second Manchester City goal but his vision was blocked...