The striker was denied by Jordan Pickford from the spot as the embattled champions failed to win for the fifth game in a row
Erling Haaland and Manchester City's miserable predicament was encapsulated when the Norwegian squandered a penalty and was then caught offside as Pep Guardiola's side's awful run of form continued with a 1-1 draw at home to Everton on Boxing Day. The result left City with just one win in their last 13 games in all competitions and still outside the Premier League's top five.
City made a comfortable start and took the lead when Bernardo Silva's shot deflected off Jarrad Branthwaite and into the far corner. Phil Foden was spraying passes like Andrea Pirlo but two bad touches by Haaland and a wayward shot from Bernardo ruined the promising moves he had created.
Everton levelled with a breakaway goal made possible by a Jeremy Doku giveaway and from then on City began to lose their nerve. The quick feet of Savinho won them a penalty but in farcical circumstances Haaland had his kick saved by Pickford, scored from the second phase of play but then saw his effort flagged offside.
Guardiola threw on Kevin De Bruyne and Ilkay Gundogan in search of a winner but it was City that were left clinging on for a point deep in injury time and it took some disciplined defending to prevent the Toffees grabbing a first victory at the Etihad Stadium since 2010.
GOAL rates Man City's players from the Etihad Stadium…
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Stefan Ortega (5/10):
Didn't see much of the ball, couldn't be blamed for the goal.
Rico Lewis (4/10):
Left Ndiaye unguarded. Still lacks authority in defence and not making up for it when he is on the ball.
Manuel Akanji (4/10):
Flapped at the cross towards Ndiaye. Struggled at times to deal with Calvert-Lewin's hold-up play.
Josko Gvardiol (5/10):
An asset going forward, hitting the post early on. Not entirely comfortable defensively.
Nathan Ake (7/10):
The one defender who knew what he was doing. Made two great tackles on Calvert-Lewin.
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Bernardo Silva (5/10):
Sat deeper than usual although also got forward. His goal had a stroke of luck and he should have buried his second chance after Foden's dream pass instead of shanking wide with the outside of his boot.
Mateo Kovacic (5/10):
Couldn't stamp his authority on the midfield battle and came second to Idrissa Gueye.
Phil Foden (8/10):
Looked closer to the player he was last season, playing some sublime defence-splitting passes which his team-mates couldn't make the most of.
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Jeremy Doku (5/10):
Set up the goal and often looked a threat but gave the ball away too easily and didn't try hard enough to get it back in the build-up to Everton's equaliser.
Erling Haaland (3/10):
Wasn't sharp enough to make the most of Foden's lovely passes and his lack of confidence was summed up when he couldn't beat Pickford from the spot and was then caught offside in the second phase of play.
Savinho (5/10):
His trickery often amounted to nothing apart from when he earned the penalty.
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Kevin De Bruyne (5/10):
Tried to make something happen in the final third when he teed up Haaland.
Jahmai Simpson-Pusey (N/A):
Replaced Ake with five minutes left.
Ilkay Gundogan (N/A):
Brought on in the 85th minute but couldn't help the search for the winner.
Pep Guardiola (4/10):
Another uninspiring game for the serial-winning coach and his changes came too late.
