Erling Haaland missed a penalty as Manchester City was held 1-1 by Everton in the Premier League. Haaland had the chance to set the four-time defending champion on course for only its second win in 13 games when stepping up for a second-half spot kick at the Etihad Stadium.

So no Christmas miracle for the man christened Josep. Instead, his new normality continued. Pep Guardiola has won 12 league titles but now he can’t win a game. It is a solitary victory in 13 attempts now for his malfunctioning Manchester City team;

Everton took a point away from Manchester City as Erling Haaland was denied by Jordan Pickford, who saved a second-half penalty after some shrewd tactics to thwart the Norwegian