Erling Haaland had twice given City the lead, but his efforts were first cancelled out by Kylian Mbappé and later by Brahim Diaz.
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With just eight points from seven matches this season, the Citizens sit 25th in the table and must secure all three points.
Savinho’s first-half goal and an Erling Haaland header after the break earned a much-needed three points for the faltering champions.
The ailing champions at least avoided a 10th defeat in 13 outings in all competitions but their troubles were hardly eased as they were pegged back by the battling Toffees on Boxing Day.
The win by Manchester City via penalty followed a 1-1 draw in Saturday’s Manchester derby at Wembley Stadium.
The curtain raiser for the 2024/25 Premier League season will be broadcast live on DStv ch 203 and GOtv ch 66 at 3pm.
The English champions have accepted the sanction, which relates to rule infringements over the past two seasons.
The build-up to the second successive all-Manchester showpiece was dominated by the Dutchman’s future.
Arsenal climbed above Liverpool to claim top spot on 68 points with a 2-0 victory over Luton Town and City are third.
Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal, in the hunt for their first league title in 20 years, are second in the table on 65 points with nine games remaining, while City are third with 64.
The 22-year-old reported for duty at St George’s Park earlier this week as Gareth Southgate’s men gear up for friendlies with Brazil and Belgium, to be played at Wembley on March 23 and 26 respectively.
The result wrapped up a 6-2 aggregate triumph for the hosts at the Etihad Stadium.
City were held 3-3 at home by Spurs on Sunday after a 1-1 draw with Liverpool and a thrilling 4-4 result at Chelsea.
The weekend’s headline encounter lived up the hype within the first 45 minutes in West London.
Manchester United achieved this feat after a 3-0 victory over Swiss side Young Boys on Tuesday.
Erling Haaland ended his goal drought with a second-half brace while Manuel Akanji scored on his return to his homeland as reigning champions Manchester City all but secured their spot in the Champions League knockout stage with a 3-1 win over Swiss side Young Boys on Wednesday.
One result every football fan in England and around the world will be looking out for this weekend will be the match between Arsenal and Manchester City.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has confirmed that Bukayo Saka is in “contention” to face Manchester City in Sunday’s highly-anticipated Premier League clash.
Holders Manchester City struck twice in the final minutes through Julian Alvarez and Jeremy Doku to beat hosts RB Leipzig 3-1 on Wednesday and rebound from successive domestic defeats to take control of Champions League Group G with maximum points.
Kyle Walker has signed a two-year contract extension at Manchester City, the Premier League champions have announced.