Sam: I'm happy with the way we played and I'm confident we'll do well or better in subsequent matches. With the way Everton played, any team would have struggled to score - they had all their players in defence! We were just unlucky, but overall we played well. Also, we cannot expect City to win the league every season.

In making the save, Pickford became the first goalkeeper to prevent Haaland from scoring a penalty in the Premier League. The Norwegian had previously netted 15 of 16 spot-kicks taken in the competition, his only miss coming against Sheffield United in 2023 with a shot that hit a post.

Erling Haaland’s penalty miss cost Manchester City as the four-time defending Premier League champion dropped more points in a 1-1 draw with Everton on Thursday and left manager Pep Guardiola admitting he needs to spend in the January transfer window.