The loss by City has widened the gap at the top of the table
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City remarkably beat Bayern Munich and Roma in their final two Group E fixtures to qualify for the round-of-16, but their 3-2 win over Bayern on matchday five was just their third win in their last 10 European home matches
Chelsea slipped up in drawing 1-1 at home to Burnley on Saturday afternoon and City responded with a performance proving that they remain intent on defending their title
The Sky Blues needed a last-ditch strike from James Milner to rescue a point in a 1-1 draw with Hull City at the weekend, a result that left them seven points off the pace
Hull sought to respond with an opportunity of their own and they almost went in front when Robbie Brady turned in a ball for Ahmed Elmohamady, who guided a header straight against the crossbar from six yards out
Everton head into Saturday’s clash at Goodison Park looking to arrest a run of four straight league defeats that has seen them drop to 13th on the table
The Eagles, who are just one point above the bottom-three, certainly didn’t roll over at the Etihad Stadium and impressed with a familiarly stubborn performance
Palace, meanwhile, have just one win from their last 10 top-flight matches, and Warnock knows his side will need to be at their best to stand a chance of picking up a positive result this weekend
Iran needed a win to have any chance of advancing.
The Group F fixture was played out in stamina-sapping tropical conditions but Dzeko’s blood was boiling not from the clammy 30 degree temperature, but because of his first half goal disallowed for offside
However, though Bosnia looked quiet early on, they should have had the lead in the 21st minute when Edin Džeko slotted a Miralem Pjanić shot beyond Vincent Enyeama, only to see the the offside flag wrongly raised
The match was the first World Cup game at the Maracana since Brazil lost to Uruguay in the final round of the 1950 tournament, which remains a deep wound in Brazilian football history
It has been a long fought battle for the top Premier League clubs, with the winner emerging on the last day
The visitors put all their resources into keeping a clean sheet and did well for the first hour, but were ultimately overwhelmed by City’s quality
Despite the apparent lack of firepower, Susic was confident in his men: “I don’t really need more than two strikers because we will only start with one in our opening group match against Argentina
Edin Dzeko’s double put them in charge at Goodison Park after Sergio Aguero fashioned an equaliser as they recovered from a superb early Ross Barkley goal for the home side
The Reds are five points ahead of second-placed Chelsea, who play Swansea City later on Sunday afternoon
They had just one attempt on goal in the first 45 minutes, nine in the second half, and Mathieu Flamini’s equaliser was the result of fine teamwork
Dzeko needed just 44 seconds to get on the scoresheet when he reacted quickest after Samir Nasri’s effort came back off the post – the fastest goal at the Theatre of Dreams by an opposition player in the Premier League era