Everton vs Man City player ratings: Pickford 8, Richarlison 6; Foden 7, Rodri 6

Everton manager fuming after his side denied a late penalty in 1-0 defeat at Goodison

EVERTON RATINGS: Jordan Pickford 8 - Made great saves but couldn’t do anything about the opener. A good game overall for the goalkeeper. Getty Images

Jonjoe Kenny 6 - Worked hard up the left flank but the left-back will be kicking himself for not scoring what could have been his first goal for Everton, getting the finish all wrong just after the half-hour mark. Reuters

Michael Keane 6 - Reacted fast when the ball got to City’s wide men inside the box to prevent them cutting the ball back to a forward. Has to react better to the deflection off Holgate for the opener. Reuters

Mason Holgate 7 - Couldn’t do much about the cross that deflected off him and perilously into the six-yard box. Read the play well overall and looked like he was about to help secure a clean sheet. EPA

Seamus Coleman 6 - Won the ball back well but sometimes gave away possession too cheaply. AP Photo

Abdoulaye Doucoure 6 - Enjoyed a solid partnership alongside Allan who constantly disrupted the rhythm of Pep Guardiola’s side. Could have done better on the ball when going forward. EPA

Allan 7 - Hounded Manchester City players in possession and won the ball back in midfield, usually choosing the right pass afterwards, too. Picked up a silly yellow card for effectively squaring up to the linesman. EPA

Anthony Gordon 7 - Positive play as the young winger threatened Manchester City with his pace in behind and came close with a free kick that fell on the roof of Ederson’s goal. AP Photo

Donny van de Beek 6 - Looked to play progressively but didn’t seem to have the numbers to support him. AP Photo

Alex Iwobi 6 - Was eager to get in behind Laporte that saw him drift offside on occasion, though he did play some direct balls that almost led to a goal for Everton. EPA

Richarlison 6 - Has to do better with his chances. EPA

SUB: Dele Alli (Van de Beek 72’) - Worked hard in defence. EPA

Demarai Gray (Gordon 77’) - Look to shift the ball onto his right foot to try and work a shot, but it seemed like City were prepared for it. AFP

SUB: Anwar El Ghazi (Iwobi 88’) - On for Iwobi but not enough time to make an impact. AP Photo

MAN CITY RATINGS: Ederson 6 - Saved well from Richarlison’s effort in the first half but didn’t really have much to deal with after the break as City pinned Everton deep into their box. Reuters

Aymeric Laporte 6 - Kept things simple and defended well without any glaring mistakes. Reuters

John Stones 7 - Assured playing out from the back as he returned to Goodison to face his former club. Came close to opening the scoring but saw his effort saved by Pickford. AFP

Ruben Dias 7 - Rarely lost a challenge and didn’t give Everton’s forwards much to work with, with Richarlison only getting one notable opportunity. AFP

Joao Cancelo 6 - Stretched the play well for City to create some opportunities and defended well against Everton’s final push after City had secured the lead. EPA

Ilkay Gundogan 7 - Passed the ball with intent and transitioned it quickly to let City’s wingers create opportunities. Reuters

Rodri 6 - Very fortunate to not give away a penalty with what looked to be a clear handball late in the game. Reuters

Kevin De Bruyne 6 - A frustrating evening for the Belgian, who gave away the ball more than usual while his shot in the first half lacked venom. Unlucky with a strike that looked like it was going in. AFP

Raheem Sterling 6 - Careless in possession at times and didn’t have any end product when on the ball. Eventually replaced. EPA

Phil Foden 7 - Drew a save from a powerful shot but couldn’t direct it past his England compatriot Pickford. Reacted first to a mistake by Keane to open the scoring. EPA

Bernardo Silva 6 - Will be wondering how he didn’t score when Pickford pushed out a strong arm to deny him from close range. AFP

SUB: Riyad Mahrez (Gundogan 77’) - Added extra creativity to City’s attack and it eventually paid as Pep Guardiola’s side scored shortly after. Getty Images

SUB: Gabriel Jesus (Sterling 77’) - Introduced for Sterling in the but was soon defending after City’s opener. EPA

Everton manager Frank Lampard blasted VAR official Chris Kavanagh as “incompetent at best” and a “professional who cannot do his job right” after his side were denied a late penalty in the 1-0 defeat against Manchester City.

Phil Foden’s 82nd-minute goal was shortly followed by the ball striking the arm of midfielder Rodri.

Referee Paul Tierney had not given a decision on the pitch and VAR official Kavanagh ruled there was no reason to change that.

The fury of the home fans was matched by that of coach Ashley Cole, who was shown a yellow card for his protestations to Tierney after the final whistle.

“There is no doubt, there is no probably to it,” said Lampard on whether his side should have been awarded a spot-kick.

“The decision is incredible, incredible, and that loses us the opportunity to get what we deserved.

“That’s a VAR call. That’s Chris Kavanagh, I spoke to the referee and they know it is a penalty, the question is that is it offside and it wasn’t. That’s the reason we have VAR.

“It wouldn’t have needed more than five seconds to know it was a penalty. He [Kavanagh] should have either told the referee to give it or told him to go look at it.

“We’ve lost a point because of a professional who cannot do his job right.”

Lampard’s comments will almost inevitably attract the attention of the English Football Association, who take a dim view of managers criticising the integrity of officials.

Pep Guardiola said he had not seen replays of the incident but believed the right decision had been made.

“When VAR reviews things anything can happen but I think the referee gave offside for the pass from Dele Ali to Richarlison, that is what I figured out in that moment,” said the City boss.

Victory took City six points clear of Liverpool at the top of the table having played a game more.

Liverpool are not in Premier League action this weekend as they contest the Carabao Cup final against Chelsea on Sunday.

Defeat leaves Everton on 22 points, just one place and one point above relegation.