Abdoulaye Doucoure 5, Gylfi Sigurdsson 5; Bernardo Silva 9, Phil Foden 8: Everton v Manchester City player ratings

City open 10-point gap at top of the Premier League with victory at Goodison

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  EVERTON RATINGS: Jordan Pickford - 6, Had absolutely no chance for City’s first two goals and got a hand to Bernardo Silva’s, having made a good save to deny the Portuguese midfielder earlier. AFP

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  Mason Holgate - 6, Was moved about tactically, which seemingly made it difficult to get to grips with the City attackers. Getty

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  Yerry Mina – N/A, Defended well while he was on but went down after 15 minutes and was forced off. Reuters

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  Michael Keane - 7, Was dominant in a lot of his defending, winning balls from set-pieces, making last-ditch interventions and standing strong. Reuters

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  Ben Godfrey - 6, Had a massive challenge on his hands with Kyle Walker, Bernardo Silva and Riyad Mahrez linking up on his side, but was resolute in his defending. Getty

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  Alex Iwobi - 6, Did a lot of good work to help Seamus Coleman defensively, but lost Phil Foden for the opener. Was quieter in attack than he will have hoped to be. Getty

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  Tom Davies - 6, Showed a lot of energy in a combative performance as he attempted to make up for the midfield being outnumbered. AP

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  Abdoulaye Doucoure - 5, Tried to pass when he had a great chance to shoot early on. Was booked for a foul on Gabriel Jesus. AP

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  Lucas Digne - 6, Helped Godfrey out defensively and it was his clean strike coming off the post that lead to the equaliser. Getty

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  Gylfi Sigurdsson - 5, Had a quiet performance, as the Iceland international’s teammates couldn’t really find him in space. AP

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  Richarlison - 7, Had to fight for absolutely every scrap due to how isolated he was for large periods but got a large slice of luck for the goal. Stupidly got himself booked for dissent. Reuters

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  SUBS: Seamus Coleman (Mina 18’) - 6, Was unlucky to see the opener go in off his foot, but responded by putting in the cross for the goal. AFP

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  James Rodriguez (Iwobi 69’) - 5, Failed to get the better of City’s high line with his free-kick delivery and couldn’t get involved much. Getty

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  Joshua King (Davies 69’) - 5, Only had half-chances but didn’t show the quality needed to make the most of them. Getty

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  MANCHESTER CITY RATINGS: Ederson - 6, The Brazilian had probably forgotten how it felt to concede, but he was helpless for Everton’s goal. Getty

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  Kyle Walker - 7, Got around Mahrez well and may have expected Gabriel Jesus to do better after a playing a good pass to him. Was effective defensively. Getty

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  Ruben Dias - 6, Was fairly dominant in his play, but wasn’t tested much throughout. Looked confident when stepping into attacking areas with the ball. Reuters

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  Aymeric Laporte - 6, Was pretty solid defensively but will surely need to be better on the ball if he wants a permanent place in the team back. AFP

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  Joao Cancelo - 6, Got into brilliant areas but couldn’t quite exploit them, whether that was due to not picking the correct option or Everton’s interventions. AFP

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  Bernardo Silva - 9, Worked well in tight spaces and was always looking to make something happen, often linking up with Walker and Mahrez well. This was epitomised when he got the ball off the right-back to assist the Algerian. Topped off a great performance with a goal of his own. EPA

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  Rodri - 6, Did pretty well in helping the defence to isolate Richarlison from his teammates for most of the game, while he also passed the ball around nicely. Missed a decent chance with his head. PA

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  Phil Foden - 8, Was so lively throughout and broke the deadlock with a deflected strike. Looked like he was going to get another and he pressed brilliantly until the very end. AFP

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  Riyad Mahrez - 8, Scored with an absolutely wonderful strike that curled in off the post. He was often under a lot of pressure, but did a good job of finding pockets of space to make passes or get the ball into the box. Reuters

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  Gabriel Jesus - 6, Has scored more times against Everton than any other Premier League club, but was wasteful in front of goal this time. Still, he played a nice cushioned pass to assist Silva. Reuters

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  Raheem Sterling - 7, Some of his movement was superb and he dealt with Everton’s hands-on approach to defending well. Rather ironically, he was booked for pulling back Coleman. EPA

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  SUBS: Kevin De Bruyne (Sterling 80’) – N/A, Reintroduced himself with a wonderful pass. If anyone needed reminding, the Belgian showed he’s going to be fun to watch. AP

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  Fernandinho (Rodri 91’) – N/A, Slotted in seamlessly for the minutes as City ended the game comfortably. Reuters

Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti said he expects Manchester City to cruise to the Premier League title after Pep Guardiola's side opened a 10-point lead at the top of the table with a 3-1 win at Goodison Park.

Riyad Mahrez scored the pick of the goals in between Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva's strikes as City extended their English top-flight record winning run to 17 games.

"It is really difficult to say another name in this moment," said Ancelotti when asked if his side had just been beaten by the champions.

"They are in a good form, they have belief and they are strong. We tried to be physical but it is difficult against Rodrigo, (Ruben) Dias and (Aymeric) Laporte."

Richarlison's first-half equaliser was little consolation for seventh-placed Everton, who have now won just one of their last six league games to fall five points behind in the battle for a top-four finish.

"We don't need to have regrets tonight," added Ancelotti as he looked forward to Saturday's Merseyside derby against Liverpool.

"It's a fantastic opportunity. We know how important this game is for our supporters."