Everton suffered a 2-0 defeat this weekend despite the Toffees putting up a good fight against Manchester City.Everton stood toe to toe with the 2023 treble winners and actually had them against the

Man City are back on the continental scene in midweek, as they travel to Spain to face a deceptively good Villarreal side. Marcelino’s Yellow Submarine are third in La Liga and earned their first Champions League point thanks to Renato Veiga’s late header against Juventus on Matchweek 2.

That puts us in danger at 2-0 but I was impressed with how well we defended after that because they had more chances. "You mustn't forget where Everton were in the last few years. Coming here we're trying to challenge one of the best teams in football.

The 31-year-old has kept 91 clean sheets in 326 appearances for the Merseyside club since joining from Sunderland in 2017.

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Manchester City make three changes to the side that beat Brentford before the international break. Nico Gonzalez comes into the midfielder to replace Rodri, while Nathan Ake and Jeremy Doku also start.

Everton’s visit to the Etihad carried a silent tension that felt familiar. The Blues chased something that had escaped them for far too long: a win over Manchester City. David Moyes, still without