John Stones has criticised Everton's supposed 'time-wasting' following this afternoon's 1-1 draw against Manchester City at the Etihad.
The Blues came away from Manchester with a vital point to end a dismal 2022 on a more optimistic note. Erling Haaland's 24th-minute goal looked to set the wheels in motion for an inevitable home win, but Frank Lampard's side fought their way back into the game through Demarai Gray's wonderful strike just past the hour mark.
City piled on the pressure throughout the second half, but saw any momentum broken regularly by a combination of Everton's game management, a number of injuries and a technical malfunction for one of the assistant referees - forcing referee Andy Madley to add 11 minutes on at the end or normal time.
