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Manchester City meet Everton in the 12th round of the Premier League. Before the break for national teams, the champions won convincingly with 2-0 Manchester United and shortened their gap to the leader in the standings Chelsea by three points. Manchester City were definitely better than their city rival and secured success after a strong performance in the first half, in which they pushed their opponent in his half and forced him to make a mistake.

Everton did not beat Tottenham, but still ended a series of three consecutive losses, after a draw. The match was not very attractive and the clear positions in front of both doors were missing. After a strong start to the season, Everton's game has not been going well lately and the Caramels are now in a position outside the top half of the standings. Everton's last success came almost two months ago, when one of the newcomers Norwich was defeated 2-0.
In the current state of Everton, it will be a big surprise if the guests leave with even one point from the Etihad. However, this does not mean that the "Caramels" will be a punching bag and I do not expect a huge success for the hosts. Except for the disappointing 5-2 loss to Watford, when four goals were conceded in 15 minutes, Everton did not allow many goals. In Everton's other three defeats, the 3.5-goal line was not crossed.

Manchester City has shown several times during the season that it is willing to save its strength and does not rush to beat its opponent at any cost. Especially against the teams with bigger ambitions, the "Citizens" did not record victories with a big difference. Chelsea and Leicester were defeated with a minimum of 1: 0, and as I mentioned United was defeated with 2: 0. On Wednesday, Man City will face PSG for the first place in their group in the Champions League and most likely the attention of Pep Guardiola and his players is focused on him.