Manchester City edged to a late 1-0 victory over Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday as they continued to set the pace at the top of the Premier League table.
Phil Foden netted the winner on 82 minutes, striking home from teammate Bernardo Silva‘s low cross.
The match was played as conflict in Ukraine entered a third day following Russia’s invasion of its neighbour country.
Prior to kick-off, City players wore T-shirts displaying the Ukrainian flag and a message that read: “No War,” while Everton’s starting XI emerged from the tunnel with Ukrainian flags draped on their shoulders.
Two Ukrainian players were named on the bench — City’s Oleksandr Zinchenko and Everton’s VitaliyMykolenko. The pair embraced in the pre-match warm-ups, and Zinchenko cried when Everton fans held up banners in support of Ukraine.
A below-par City survived a huge Everton penalty claim when a potential handball in the box by their midfielder Rodri was checked by VAR. –ESPN
