Man City 2-2 Crystal Palace: Player ratings as champions throw away two-goal lead
Manchester City have won just one of their last six Premier League games after a late Crystal Palace penalty from Michael Olise resulted in a 2-2 draw between the sides at the Etihad Stadium. City had dominated the Game and were cruising at 2-0 thanks to goals in either half from Jack Grealish and Rico Lewis. But Palace pulled one back against the run of play through Jean-Philippe Mateta and were then awarded a penalty deep into stoppage time. Pep Guardiola’s haven’t won a home Game in the Premier League since their 4 November thrashing of Bournemouth and now head off to Saudi Arabia in the FIFA Club World Cup stewing on that uncharacteristic barren stretch. How the game unfolded As City were looking for a way to pick holes in the tightly-packed Palace defensive line, a chipped cross from Kyle Walker almost presented Julian Alvarez with an early opener. The Eagles had the reactions of goalkeeper Dean Henderson to thank for tipping the header to safety. As City probed, Ruben Dias and...