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Result: Man City 0 1 EvertonThe Toffees left a bitter taste in the mouth after a last-minute winner from Tim Cahill gave the visitors all three points and left City chewing over another defeat and looking nervously over their shoulders towards the relegation zone.City bo s Mark Hughes sprang a couple of selection surprises when he named his side, with Brazilian star Robinho and defender Micah Richards both pa sed fit despite being doubtful with injuries. Perhaps it would have been better if Robinho was unableto have played, as he lackedthe sparkle which you come to expect from a British record signing. He was lethargic on the ball, failed to make an impact and caused City to lose their shape with his roaming about. Richards return meant that Israel international Tal Ben-Haim was demoted to the bench alongside the returning Nedum Antoine Bethea Jersey Onuoha. Creative midfielder Elano, sporting a horrendous new braided hairstyle,also started as Hughes opted for an attacking formation.Elano, on the left, with his diabolical new haircutIn contrast, Everton manager David Moyes was unable to field any strikers, and was forced to make do with Australian midfielder Cahill on his own up front. However, the Au sie showed all of Citys strikers how to run Oshane Ximines Jersey the line by yourself, and he constantly put Richards and Richard Dunne under pre sure at the back. Spaniard Mikel Arteta was very impre sive throughout, whilst Belgian hard man and afro-wearing Nathan Brush lookalike (most of you reading this wont know who he is, so just ignore this comment), Marouane Fellainishowed how midfielders can be creative and strong at the same time,a skill which needs to be learnt by Elano, Stephen Ireland and Robinho.The match wasgenerally a dull affair, with Everton seemingly content to settle for a draw, whilst City looked incapable ofbreaking the Lorenzo Carter Jersey visitorsdown. Arteta hit the bar with a majestic free-kick, Ireland should have scored when played through by Benjani, Elano saw his drive well saved by Tim Howard, and Shaun Wright-Phillips also shaved the top of the bar after a powerful 25 yard effort.The second-half was equally, if not more, boring than the first 45 minutes, and only a misplaced Jo header looked like breaking the deadlock. That was the caseuntil the final minute of the match when an Everton corner swung over from the right by Leon Osman found Tim Cahill, who buried his header past the despairing dive of Joe Hart to hand the visitors all the spoils.Cahill broke Citys hearts with his last minute headerPlayer Ratings:Hart Made a couple Kareem Martin Jersey of fine saves, including one from an Arteta power drive, but will be annoyed at conceding from corner 7Zabaleta Didnt reach the heights he saw at Fulham, but defender solidly and handled Pienaar well 7Richards Coped OK with Cahill in open play, but he was the one who was out-jumped for winning goal 6Dunne Playing against former club, but didnt have one of his most commanding matches 6Ball Didnt get forward too much but defended as well as needed to. We need Garrido back soon 6Kompany Had intriguing tu sle with Fellaini and managed capably in the thick of the action 6Ireland Again, not as good as he is capable of, but had a few moments when he looked sharp, and should have scored in the first-half 7Elano Ran the game in the first-half, but fell away dramatically in the second. Needs to add bite to all his flair 7Wright-Phillips Citys best player by a country mile. Caused Lescott problems every time he had the ball, and forced Howard into a few saves 8.5Robinho Poor. Expect much better from him. Needs a kick up the backside 4Benjani Seemed to have an injury early on,and fluffed up his only chance in the first-half. Was taken off at the break 5.5Subs:Jo Came on for Benjani, but failed to produce anything. Looks an expensive flop, but needs more time to adapt 5Va Sterling Shepard Jersey sell Only came on for last few minutes, but did more in his brief appearance than Robinho did all game 6Man of the Match Shaun Wright-Phillips
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