WAYNE ROONEY scored his 200th Premier League goal but Raheem Sterling saved a total eclipse of the Blue Moon.
Not only did the Manchester City boss see Rooney nail back-to-back league goals in his first two games since returning to Everton. But he found himself dealing with another calamity keeper in Ederson.
And to make matters worse, £50million Kyle Walker was sent off on his home league debut for an offence he did not commit.
Rooney, back in Manchester for the first time since leaving Old Trafford, had barely touched the ball before he scored.
Everton broke fast after David Silva's shot hit a post and Dominic Calvert-Lewin cut the ball to him.
Rooney, already record scorer for England and United, brought up his double century with a left-footed daisy-cutter.
But in a repeat of last season's disasters involving Claudio Bravo the £35m man who replaced him let the ball slip through his legs. Just before the break, Walker saw red after being deemed by ref Robert Madley to have used an elbow on Calvert Lewin two minutes after he was booked for fouling Leighton Baines.
Yet the world’s most expensive defender, while be backed into the attacker, did not get physical in any way as TV replays proved.
He marched off the pitch in disgust having been shown a second yellow while Guardiola screamed in disbelief at the match officials.
Yet ten-man City hit back through Raheem Sterling's strike eight minutes from time to set up a tense finale with both sides going for the win.
And Everton chief Ronald Koeman saw Morgan Schneiderlin pick up a second yellow for a challenge on Aguero as the sides shared the points.
FACTS, STATS, GOALS & LOLS
- Rooney's 50th, 150th and 200th league goals have all come against Manchester City.
- Walker was sent off for the first time in the league in his 200th appearance.
- City are unbeaten in seven Premier League home matches against Everton, winning three and drawing four.
- Only Alan Shearer (11) has scored more league goals against the Citizens than Rooney (9).
- City lost their last Prem meeting with Everton 4-0. It was Guardiola’s heaviest ever defeat in league competition as a manager.
- Aguero has failed to score in his last six league appearances against Everton, his longest current drought versus a top-flight side.
- Before last season, Guardiola had beaten every club he’d faced in league competition within his first two meetings against them. Everton are now the first team he’s failed to beat in any of his first three matches.
- Rooney’s last away appearance in the Premier League for the Toffees was a 5-1 loss to City at the Etihad Stadium.
- From The Sun
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