- Man City fell five points behind Arsenal in the Premier League title race
- Everton fought back to halt Pep Guardiola’s run towards the top-flight crown
- Marc Guehi has held his hands up for a costly error to allow the Toffees back into the game
Manchester City’s Marc Guehi has issued a comment on social media following his error during the club’s 3-3 draw away to Everton on Monday night.
A breathtaking encounter at the Hill Dickinson Stadium dealt a severe blow to City’s title chase, leaving them trailing Arsenal by five points albeit with a game in hand still to play on the Gunners.
Though Jeremy Doku’s first-half curler put City ahead and in control, the game swung on a costly defensive error in the 68th minute as Marc Guéhi under-hit a back-pass that sold Gianluigi Donnarumma short, allowing Thierno Barry to pounce and slot home.
The January recruit’s blunder sparked a relentless three-goal surge from Everton, as Jake O’Brien’s header and a second strike from Barry set the Toffees on their way to a famous victory.
But despite the defensive collapse, Erling Haaland pulled one back before the outstanding Doku rescued a vital point deep into injury time to offer a glimmer of hope in a fading title race for the Blues.
Marc Guehi responds to Man City error
Writing on social media on Tuesday afternoon, Marc Guehi admitted to supporters in light of his costly error in the encounter, “I need to do better, but we keep going & focused on the next. Thank you for your support as always! Thank you Jesus!”
Guehi’s impact at Man City so far
Since arriving from Crystal Palace for a reported £20 million in January, Marc Guéhi’s life at Manchester City has been an introduction to the highs and perhaps unforgiving lows of a top-flight title race.
The England international has made an immediate impact prior to his error on Merseyside, keeping a clean sheet on his debut against Wolves and scoring his first goal in an FA Cup clash against Salford City just weeks later.
Despite the high-profile setback at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, Marc Guéhi has earned praise from supporters for his leadership qualities on and off the pitch, quickly establishing himself as a vital, albeit developing, pillar of Manchester City’s ongoing transition into a new era.
