If anyone doubted the need for Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini to splash out £25 million on Wilfried Bony, he would be happy to show them the opening 45 minutes at Goodison Park as exhibit A. Pellegrini was in tetchy mood despite watching his side stretch their unbeaten run to 14 games, and it had nothing to do with midfielder Frank Lampard and his ‘loan’ saga. City dominated Everton, particularly in the first half, and yet register just two efforts on target. When the home side were vulnerable, Stevan Jovetic and Jesus Navas missed the target horribly after being set up by David Silva. And they were not the only culprits.
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Manchester City held to second draw in three games to fall two points behind Premier League leaders Chelsea
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Everton end run of four consecutive league defeats after Steven Naismith header in 78th minute
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Fernandinho had scored the opener four minutes before Naismith's goal with flicked header
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Sergio Aguero comes on as a sub in second half as Argentine returns after a knee injury
@placeholder returned after a lay-off with a knee injury on Saturday as he replaced Stevan Jovetic in the second half