Manchester City 1 Everton 1: Nolito cancels out Romelu Lukaku opener but as Kevin De Bruyne and Sergio Aguero both miss spot kicks who is the star man?
Pep Guardiola's side drop more points as they are held at the Etihad by Everton as the stampeding start by Manchester City is well and truly halted
Nolito and Romelu Lukaku hit the back of the net in a fiery 1-1 draw at the Etihad that saw Manchester City awarded and miss two penalties.
City dominated most of the game especially the first half when it seemed certain Kevin De Bruyne was going to slot home from the spot in the 43rd minute only for Maarten Stekelenburg to save and heap more frustration on the City players and fans.
Romelu Lukaku broke the deadlock and stunned the Manchester City crowd when he powered past Gael Clichy and delightfully finished to give the Toffee's a shock lead.
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Everton's jubilation didn't last long when Sergio Aguero stepped to take the second spot kick of the day but were instantly relieved and grateful for their goalkeepers heroics yet again as Stekelenburg produced another match winning save.
City though finally found a breakthrough when Nolito headed home the equaliser from a David Silva assist 59 seconds after coming on.
Here are the player ratings.
MANCHESTER CITY: Bravo 6, Otamendi 7 , Stones 6 , Clichy 6 , Sane 7 (Nolito 71, 7), Fernandinho 7, Gundogan 6 (Kompany 90, 5), Silva 8 , De Bruyne 6 , Iheanacho 6 (Aguero 56, 6) Sterling 6
Subs not used: Caballero, Kolarov, Fernando, Zabaleta
EVERTON: Stekelenburg 9, Coleman 6 , Jagielka 6 , Williams 7 , Oviedo 7 , Cleverley 6 (Mori 91, 6), Barry 7 , Gueye 7 , Bolasie 6 (Mirallas 84, 5 ), Lukaku 7 , Deulofeu 6 (McCarthy 57,)
Subs not used: Robles, Barkley, Holgate, Valencia
Booked: Coleman, Williams
STAR MAN: Maarten Stekelenburg
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