Everton just highlighted growing Etihad Stadium issue that teams will start to use against Man City

Everton took full advantage of the growing pressure on Manchester City to take a point at the Etihad Stadium on Boxing Day, including growing grumbles from the home support.

City went into the festive clash on a rotten run of one win in 12, and looked to be on course to begin turning things around through Bernardo Silva's early goal. But a fine Everton equaliser and a missed Erling Haaland penalty continued the awful form and sent City further into a fight for European football let alone a title challenge.

The Blues can't buy a break at present with more injuries compounding their misery against Everton. But they aren't helping themselves at both ends of the pitch, and the persistent mistakes are resulting in some growing disquiet from the stands.

'How s--- must you be, we're winning 1-0', was the chant from City fans when Bernardo scored, and there were some boos at full time after more points were dropped. Other chants have been heard in recent games - 'We scored a goal', 'We're f------ s---', 'City's lost five in a row'...

It must be said the negative chants are not widespread even despite the poor run, and are as much examples of gallows humour from a fanbase well aware they have been treated to eight incredible years under Pep Guardiola. The City fans have reacted more reasonably to this wretched run than any other supporters probably would.

That record has given Guardiola and his players plenty of credit during the run whereas other managers may be under pressure. But supporters are also well within their rights to ask questions of their team at the same time and they still expect their side to fight and avoid basic, repetitive mistakes.

Everton boss Sean Dyche alluded to those questions when discussing City's form