Manuel Akanji backs Man City to quickly move on from Everton draw
The IndependentSign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Manuel Akanji feels Manchester City have to quickly look forward after “one of those games” against Everton on Saturday. Demarai Gray levelled with a stunning strike just after the hour and, from then on, Everton’s plan to continually break up play and disrupt City’s flow while defending doggedly worked perfectly for them. “Eleven minutes in the end wasn’t enough because we had to wait for such a long time but we still played good.” For Everton, a point represented an excellent result, ending a run of three successive defeats that plunged them towards the relegation zone and piled pressure on manager Frank Lampard.