Manchester City’s Premier League title hopes were dealt a crushing blow as they dropped points at Everton, relying on Jeremy Doku’s strike deep in injury time to salvage a 3-3 draw, at the Hill Dickson Stadium in Liverpool, England.
City had gone into the break in control after Doku bent a beautiful strike into the top corner that goalkeeper Jordan Pickford had little chance of saving.
But Pep Guardiola’s men unravelled in the second half. It started when Thierno Barry intercepted Guehi’s horrific pass back to goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma to level in the 68th minute.
Everton’s Jake O’Brien then headed home a corner to give his side the lead in the 73rd minute and Barry completed his double in the 81st after another defensive mistake. 3-1!!
City were not backing down as Erling Haaland pulled one back in the 83rd minute when he broke through the Everton line before lifting the ball over Pickford.
Pep Guardiola’s men looked to be heading towards defeat, and City’s travelling fans had already streamed toward the exits with their title dreams in tatters when Doku fired into the top corner from the edge of the box in the 97th minute to equalise. 3-3!!
The equaliser capped a wild second half that featured five goals in another thrilling Premier League encounter.
City, with 71 points from 34 games, trail leaders Arsenal by five points but with a game in hand after a chaotic contest that saw Everton push Manchester City. Everton are 10th in the jam-packed mid-table fight for European berths next season.
“It’s better than losing. (But) it’s not in our hands,” Manchester City manager Guardiola said in an interview about the title race. “Before it was, now it’s not. We have games left. We will see what happens.”
Monday’s Premier League results
Che;sea 1-3 Nottingham Forest
Everton 3-3 Manchester City.
Premier League/Reuters.
