The trip to Saudi Arabia, or more accurately the title of Club World Cup champions, seems to have done Manchester City the power of good. Pep Guardiola’s team returned from lifting their fifth trophy of 2023 to restart their defence of the Premier League title with an impressive win at Everton.
City trailed at the interval and seemed on course for another punishing domestic assignment before a second-half recovery delivered a hard-fought win courtesy of fine finishes from Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva, plus a Julián Álvarez penalty.
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