CITY HELD

Haaland seemed to have made the difference for City once again when Riyad Mahrez slalomed his way through the area and pulled back for the Norway striker, who finished clinically on the turn for his 21st league goal.

But Gray responded for Everton when he burst into the area, held the ball up — and nearly slipped in the process — before curling a sublime effort inside the far post just after the hour.

"Dropping points at home is always tough but I'm always trying to make our game good and we have continued to do it," City manager Pep Guardiola said. "They made a fantastic goal and when that happens you say congratulations but in general we did really well."

AP