Michael Kenrick 14/10/2025 comments  |  Jump to last

Another unwanted hiatus to the Premier League programme is past and on Saturday, Everton will be revisiting The Etihad Stadium, where Manchester City, and especially Erling Haaland, appear to have largely recovered their Mojo.

Their giant centre-forward has already scored an incredible 12 goals so far this season, and has returned home from the Norway team early so he can rest in anticipation of Saturday's testing encounter with the resurgent Toffees under David Moyes.

But, because of the ridiculous loan rules, Everton's primary catalyst Jack Grealish will be sitting in the stands for this one, with Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall reinstated after another ridiculous episode that saw him banned from playing in the win over Crystal Palace after being booked for talking a free-kick too quickly. That goal Dewsbury-Hall scored against Wolves was simply brilliant... but it's a rarity — he just doesn't score many goals.

After 7 games, Manchester City are remarkably only 2 points above Everton in the nascent Premier League table, and a win for the visitors will see the order reversed.  But the challenge of securing a win at the Etihad...