Everton's hopes of clawing their way out of the Premier League relegation zone have been handed a slight boost as Leeds United were defeated 2-1 by Manchester on Saturday afternoon.
Overseeing his first game in charge of the Whites, interim manager Sam Allardyce watched on from the sidelines at the Etihad as two quickfire goals in the first half from Ilkay Gundogan set Manchester City on their way for a largely comfortable afternoon in East Manchester.
A late penalty miss from Gundogan and goal 58 seconds later from Rodrigo made life uncomfortable for City but they saw it out to extend their lead at the top of the table.
