Erling Haaland missed a penalty as Manchester City was held 1-1 by Everton in the Premier League. Haaland had the chance to set the four-time defending champion on course for only its second win in 13 games when stepping up for a second-half spot kick at the Etihad Stadium.

So no Christmas miracle for the man christened Josep. Instead, his new normality continued. Pep Guardiola has won 12 league titles but now he can’t win a game. It is a solitary victory in 13 attempts now for his malfunctioning Manchester City team;

City won a penalty in the 53rd minute when Savinho was brought down by Vitaliy Mykolenko but Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford guessed the right way to dive low to his right and save Haaland’s spot-kick. Seamus Coleman had been in Haaland’s ear moments before his miss, with the Everton captain booked for his gamesmanship.