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WHEN AND WHERE

We face the Toffees on Monday 28 December, with kick-off scheduled for 8pm (UK).

The game is available to watch live on Amazon Prime for those in the UK, with live updates also being provided via our matchday centre here on mancity.com, as well as on our Twitter: @ManCity

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WE’RE NOT REALLY HERE

Joleon Lescott, Richard Dunne and Andy Morrison will be the guests on the We’re Not Really Here show.

The defensive trio will line-up in the studio at the Etihad Stadium to offer their expert analysis, while Cel Spellman will be in the presenting chair.

If you like your pre-match build-up to be unashamedly City focused, then We’re Not Really Here is a must-watch.

The show begins at 19:00 (UK) - one hour before we kick-off against the Toffees - and resumes at half-time for brief analysis on the opening 45 minutes.

Five minutes after full-time, We’re Not Really Here will be live for half an hour of post-match discussion, when Lescott, Dunne and Morrison will provide the benefit of their expertise and respond to the fans’ Man of the Match poll, questions, and comments.

Time permitting, we will also hear a player’s reaction and watch Pep Guardiola’s post-match press conference.

We’re Not Really Here is available to watch on all of our official digital platforms, whilst during the game there will be live commentary and footage of fans around the world, which you can enjoy exclusively on mancity.com and our official app.

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Pep preview: INJURY NEWS

Pep Guardiola says Sergio Aguero and Kevin De Bruyne’s minutes must be managed carefully if the pair are to maintain top form.

The dynamic duo featured in Saturday’s Boxing Day triumph over Newcastle, as City ran out 2-0 winners, thanks to goals from Ilkay Gundogan and Ferran Torres.

De Bruyne, who was rested in the midweek Carabao Cup quarter-final success at Arsenal, captained the side to victory, while Aguero continued his comeback from injury with a cameo display from the bench.

Guardiola was delighted with the contribution of both players but - previewing Monday’s trip to Everton, which takes place 48 hours after the Newcastle win - highlighted the importance of rest and recovery.

Asked for an update on the health of his squad, with Kyle Walker and Gabriel Jesus absent having tested positive for COVID-19, he replied: “The rest are well.”

		Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1		Manchester City Man City	5	5	0	0	13	5	8	15
2		Arsenal Arsenal	5	4	0	1	8	4	4	12
3		Brighton and Hove Albion Brighton	5	3	1	1	16	5	11	10

CARLO ANCELOTTI PREVIEW

“We did better away [so far] this season but there is only one reason: if we had our supporters behind us at Goodison Park, we’d have won more games.

“We are pleased, we won a lot of games, this is the fifth game we won away this season and this is really good

“We don’t have to look [at the future] too much, we have another game in two days and have to try to do our best to prepare for this game.

“It is almost impossible but we have to try.”

LAST MEETING

The last time we met with the Toffees came on New Years’ Day as a second half Gabriel Jesus braced proved enough to secure all three points at the Etihad Stadium.

Phil Foden thought he had given City the lead in the first half after he tapped in a Riyad Mahrez cross, however VAR ruled the Algerian was offside in the build-up.

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Into the second half and City’s patience finally paid off when Jesus picked up the ball on the edge of the box and curled an effort past Jordan Pickford to put Guardiola’s side ahead.

Minutes later Jesus and City had a second as the Brazilian capped off a wonderful team move by sliding the ball in at the back post to deservedly double our lead.

The visitors did pull one back in the final stages, but it proved too little too late for the Toffees.

MATCH OFFICIALS 

Referee: Martin Atkinson.

Assistants: Lee Betts, Constantine Hatzidakis. 

Fourth official: Chris Kavanagh. 

VAR: Mike Dean. 

Assistant VAR: Darren Cann.

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