Manchester City quickly played the 19th away game of the Premier League against nine English top-flight champions Everton after winning the Club World Cup. Although the match was considered a match of comparative strength, Manchester City maintained their excellent form after a long journey, showing dominance and wearing the halo of five crowns of the year. Despite falling behind 0-1 at one point, Manchester City scored three goals in a row to eventually reverse Everton 3-1 and achieve an excellent record of six consecutive wins and five draws. It is worth mentioning that Manchester City faced Everton, and coach Pep Guardiola still chose the "remnant" lineup, with Haaland and De Bruyne absent due to injury.
However, Manchester City played in a 4231 formation with Alvarez, Grealish, Foden, B, Rodri, Mateus Nunez, Ake, Akanji, Stones, Kyle Walker and Ederson in a starting line-up of 4231, and the starting line-up was worth a whopping 68.8 billion euros. Comparatively speaking, Everton's starting line-up is worth just 24.9 billion euros, led by Beto, McNeil, Pickford and others. In the first half, Manchester City were a little slow to heat up, while Everton made the most of their home advantage to end the first half with a 1-0 lead. In the second half, Manchester City began to show their passing dominance and the dominance of the champions.
In the 53rd minute, Foden scored from outside the box to level the score at 1-1In the 63rd minute, Manchester City won a penalty opportunity, and Alvarez hit the penalty to make it 2-1In the 86th minute, Seat B scored an empty goal after a steal, and Manchester City sealed the win 3-1 and defeated Everton in a reversal. Throughout the game, City managed 72 per cent possession, 23-8 shots on goal and 9-2 on target, winning 3-1. Foden did well, earning MVP and finishing with 83 to be the best player of the match.
While City's record continues to improve, the stats show that City have conceded in eight consecutive Premier League games since beating Bournemouth 6-1 in the 11th round and have conceded 21 goals in 18 Premier League games this season, suggesting that they still have some problems. Manchester City continued to show great quality in attack, especially when it came to goals again. Despite injuries to Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne, their tally is still as high as 43, making them the top scorers in the Premier League this season. Therefore, Manchester City is highly favored, and the authoritative agency OPTA** believes that Manchester City is the only one to win the Premier League**, and the probability of winning the championship once exceeded 50%.
Manchester City currently sit top of the table with 37 points, five points less than Liverpool, who have played a game less, while Liverpool are close behind with 42 points. Premier League legend Paul Merson is also optimistic about Manchester City in an interview with reporters, he believes that Manchester City have the best team, and the only obstacle that can prevent them from winning the championship is complacency. Therefore, Manchester City will have to overcome their mentality if they are to achieve a fourth consecutive Premier League title. After all, Manchester City are already at the top of Europe, the top of the world, and need to maintain that leading position.