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Everton vs Manchester City: What Sean Dyche said ahead of daunting Premier League contest?

Everton will now be keen to maintain the momentum when Manchester City visit Goodison Park for a Premier League fixture.

By Karthik Raman | May 13, 2023 | 3 Min Read

Everton have a difficult Premier League contest against in-form defending champions Manchester City on Sunday. Pep Guardiola’s side have hit the form at the right time of the season and have been unstoppable at times. They have a very good chance of finishing the season with three trophies. This is not the time any side would prefer to play the high-flying City, however, Everton have to find a way to deal with them. They are still not clear of the bottom three places but are out of the relegation zone.

After securing a 2-2 draw against Leicester City, they demolished Brighton 5-1 to move out of the drop zone. Everton will now be keen to maintain that momentum when Manchester City visit Goodison Park for a Premier League fixture. “It’s not easy, they’re a top side performing fantastically well this season in a number of different competitions. I know they’ve got very good players, they’ve got a squad full of them, [Guardiola] might change things, rotate players,” Everton manager Sean Dyche was quoted as saying by their club’s website.

‘We can’t look at everything they do’

Sean Dyche, however, does not want to only focus on what Manchester City will bring to the table. He also wants to play their own game and a find a solution to crack the code against City. “We can’t look at everything they do; we need to focus on what we do. We’ve focused on that a lot since I’ve been here, some good signs, some not, but overall, there has been an adjustment in the mentality,” he elaborated.

“It’s important to remind ourselves of the good players and good group we’ve got here. They’re a very good side, you’ve got to find a way of competing and if you do that properly and you play well then you’ve got a chance to win. The rules stay the same whoever it is you’re playing against, it’s just you’ve got to get all the details right against the top sides, particularly because Man City will work on you if you don’t get the details right.”

Sean Dyche praises supporters

The upcoming match being played at Goodison Park will be a big boost for Everton. Sean Dyche praised the support he has had from the fans so far and specially reserved additional praise for the traveling supporters. “During this process, our fans have been amazing. I have never questioned the fans they’ve been amazing since I got here. Home and away,” he added.

“I always have an extra little bit of respect for away fans purely because it costs a lot of money, travelling, tickets and all the rest of it. Sorting your life out. So, I always think that’s an added respect level because it costs a lot of money for these people and a lot of effort to get places, especially places like Brighton because it’s miles away. So, they got a reward for a very good performance. We thank them for their backing.”