Manchester City was held to a draw by Everton in an energetic Premier League encounter at Etihad Stadium.
Erling Haaland, who was visibly enraged following an early altercation with Ben Godfrey that left the Norway striker needing medical attention, completed a wonderful move to put the game on the board in the 24th minute.
After receiving possession of the ball on the edge of the penalty area, Riyad Mahrez used deft footwork to get through Vitaliy Mykolenko and find Haaland, who finished expertly past Jordan Pickford from the center of the box.
However, during a tumultuous second half Demarai Gray scored a stunning equalizer after Rodri gave the ball away.
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City threw what they could at the visitors during 11 minutes of stoppage time, but Everton stifled their attempts to cap off the year with a win.
Second-placed City are four points behind leaders Arsenal, who play their game in hand against Brighton at 17:30 BST on Saturday.
Everton are 16th in the table, two points above the relegation zone.
