Manchester City’s chances of Champions League football next season were given a huge boost as two late goals from Nico O’Reilly and Mateo Kovacic beat Everton 2-0 on Saturday to move up to fourth in the Premier League.
O’Reilly turned in Matheus Nunes’ inviting cross in the 84th minute before Kovacic blasted in from the edge of the box to turn an uninspired performance from Pep Guardiola’s men into a priceless three points.
Just Everton’s third defeat in 15 league games since David Moyes returned for a second spell as manager means they have to wait to mathematically guarantee survival.
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Guardiola said on the eve of the game that he was content to be in the running for Champions League qualification, as his side could have been in the bottom half of the table, given some of their struggles in a season to forget.
The drop-off in quality from the side that has been English champions for the past four seasons was in evidence at Goodison Park until a late flurry against the tiring Toffees.
It was the home side who came closest to breaking the deadlock before halftime when James Tarkowski’s header from a corner came back off the post. Kevin De Bruyne rolled back the years in City’s fightback from 2-0 down to beat Crystal Palace 5-2 last weekend.
In conclusion , the Belgian has often been a shadow of his former self in his final season in Manchester and struggled to put his stamp on proceedings.
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