Everton v Man City player ratings: Mina 5, Holgate 4; Gundogan 10, Haaland 8

Ilkay Gundogan's brace and Erling Haaland's latest goal, City's 3-0 win at Everton and Arsenal's defeat at home to Brighton has moved them within touching distance of the title

EVERTON RATINGS: Jordan Pickford – 6. Cruelly punished by the brilliance of Gundogan and Haaland having had nothing to do for much of the game. There was nothing he could do about any of City's goals despite his desperate efforts. Reuters

Nathan Patterson – 7. Kept the likes of Alvarez and Foden quiet for the most part, but he allowed Gundogan to get in behind and cross for Haaland to kill the game. A tough afternoon for the hard-working youngster, but a credible one despite the scoreline. Reuters

Yerry Mina – 5. Enjoyed a tussle of the giants with Haaland, which continued for most of the contest. Embarrassed himself by winding up Laporte, then throwing himself to the ground and seemed to spend more time chirping at his opponents than playing football. Getty

James Tarkowski – 6. Inches away from assisting an opener when his header back across goal was turned over the bar by Holgate and he was mightily close to pulling one back when his powerful header was turned on to the woodwork by Ederson. Getty

Mason Holgate – 4. Always looked suspect defensively and he squandered his side’s best opportunity when he blasted awkwardly over at the back post. Outleapt by Haaland, who doubled the visitor’s advantage. Reuters

James Garner – 7. Repelled an early Mahrez corner with an important header and saw a delivery of his own cleared at the opposite end in a fascinating start to the game. Went into the book just after the restart for cynically bringing down Foden, but put a real shift in. AFP

Idrissa Gueye – 6. Ran his socks off for the cause and did everything he could to protect his back four. Excellently tracked the run of Gundogan to turn the German’s cross behind for a City corner. Replaced early in the second half. PA

Alex Iwobi – 4. A quiet afternoon from the ex-Arsenal forward who never really managed to get involved, aside from a single delivery into the City box that failed to force a breakthrough. AP

Abdoulaye Doucoure – 7. Almost created a great chance for Calvert-Lewin as the hosts responded well to some early pressure, but his threaded pass just had a bit too much on it. Pressed superbly and made life difficult for the City defenders at times. Reuters

Dwight McNeil – 6. Did his best to provide a spark and pinched the ball from Walker then wriggled past the challenge of Mahrez as Everton kept the ball well. Got another important block in to deny Foden as City opted for the same short-corner routine. AFP

Dominic Calvert-Lewin – 7. Produced some wonderful centre-forward play when he held up the ball on the touchline before beating Dias. Nicked possession from Alvarez and drove forward before winning a foul with four green shirts around him. AP

SUBS: Neil Maupay (on for Calvert-Lewin, 45') – 4. As if the last 10 minutes of the first half hadn’t been harsh enough on Everton, they were forced to withdraw Calvert-Lewin at the interval and Maupay failed to trouble the visiting defence. EPA

Amadou Onana (on for Gueye, 56') – 7. Played positively despite the scoreline and won his side a corner after scampering free on the left-hand side. Getty

Conor Coady (on for Holgate, 56') – 6. Introduced in place of Holgate as Sean Dyche looked to preserve his side’s goal difference and avoid a drubbing. Getty

Demarai Gray (on for Garner, 76') – 5. Had little chance to make his mark. Reuters

MANCHESTER CITY RATINGS: Ederson – 7. Much like his opposite number, he didn’t have a save to make in the first half, although he did have to react swiftly to clear the danger after Rodri dawdled in the box. Preserved his clean sheet after the break when he tipped Tarkowski’s header on to the bar. AP

Kyle Walker – 7. As industrious as ever. Showed his typical blistering pace to win a battle with Doucoure and hook the ball out for a throw right on the byline and he rescued his side again to clear behind with Calvert-Lewin burst into the box and atone for his initial error. Getty

Ruben Dias – 6. A relatively quiet 26th birthday for the reliable centre-back who never really looked in trouble and was treated to a few extra minutes’ rest when he was replaced in stoppage time. Getty

Aymeric Laporte – 6. More involved than any other City player in the opening half hour, and that told the story of a pretty drab half-hour or so at Goodison Park. Held firm from a few set pieces but otherwise another straightforward afternoon for the defender. Getty

Manuel Akanji – 6. Calculated. Survived a couple of nervy moments as Doucoure and Calvert-Lewin looked to cause problems. Showed his intelligence after the break, reading the danger and neatly turning outside to draw the foul from Doucore. PA

Rodri – 5. A little off his best. Got away with a couple of risky touches in his own box with Doucore smelling blood, but luckily for the Spaniard Ederson was on hand to mop up. Picked out the run of Foden with a smart pass out to the left as City looked for a fourth. PA

Ilkay Gundogan –10. Sensational. Opened the scoring with a wonderful improvised finish and created the second just moments later when his precise cross was converted by Haaland. Made it 3-0 with a pinpoint free-kick to cap a magical display. AP

Riyad Mahrez – 7. Lively as ever. Caused problems from the off and had Holgate looking really uncomfortable. Beat McNeil with a lovely bit of skill and teed up Gundogan’s dazzling finish with a cross from the right. PA

Julian Alvarez – 5. Never really had a sniff of a goal and set up an Everton counter when he gave away possession cheaply with a sloppy touch. Earlier put a set-piece straight behind for a goal-kick. Improved slightly in the second half. Reuters

Phil Foden – 7. Put Garner under pressure at the back post to force a third corner in quick succession and saw his low effort from the edge of the box deflected wide. Produced a couple of excellent driving runs after the break and almost brilliantly assisted Haaland. PA

Erling Haaland – 8. It took 27th minutes for the incredible Norwegian to register his first touch - a clearance on the edge of his own box - but his third touch had Pickford picking the ball out of the net as City hit the quick one-two to floor the Toffees. AP

SUBS: Bernardo Silva (on for Gundogan, 78') –NR. A brief cameo for the midfielder who replaced the man of the moment for the final 12 minutes. Getty

Jack Grealish (on for Haaland, 78') – NR. Replaced City’s goal machine with three points firmly in the bag and all eyes on next week’s Champions League second-leg clash with Real Madrid. Still received plenty of kicks in his 12-minute outing. Getty

Kalvin Phillips (on for Rodri, 88') – NR. Brought on the final few minutes. The former Leeds man is still to start a Premier League game for Pep Guardiola’s side. Getty. Sergio Gomes (on for Dias, 90') – NR. An eighth appearance of the season from the bench for the left-back.

Manchester City are on the brink of winning the Premier League title after Arsenal crashed to a shock 3-0 defeat against Brighton on Sunday.

Mikel Arteta's side were rocked by second half goals from Julio Enciso, Deniz Undav and Pervis Estupinan at the Emirates Stadium.

Second-placed Arsenal trail City by four points and a defeat for the Gunners at Nottingham Forest on Saturday would hand Pep Guardiola's men their fifth title in six years.

Fired by Ilkay Gundogan's brace and Erling Haaland's latest goal, City's 3-0 win at Everton earlier on Sunday had moved them within touching distance of the title and Arsenal's loss makes the silverware almost certain to remain in Manchester.

Even if Arsenal beat Forest, City will be champions for a third successive season if they defeat Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium in their next game on May 21.

City have three games to play, with the Chelsea clash followed by trips to Brighton and Brentford, while Arsenal have just a home match against Wolves after their trip to Forest.