Iliman Ndiaye Shows Everton’s Future Star Quality in Man City defeat

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David Moyes hailed Iliman Ndiaye as “the best player on the pitch” during Everton’s 2-0 defeat at Manchester City, highlighting the winger’s ability to shine even in a losing cause.   Ndiaye produced a first-half masterclass at the Etihad Stadium, creating two glorious chances for Beto and forcing Gianluigi Donnarumma into a fingertip save, keeping Everton competitive against the former Premier League champions.

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00:00David Moyes hailed Illman and Dier as the best player on the pitch during Everton's 2-0 defeat at Manchester City,

00:09highlighting the winger's ability to shine even in a losing course.

00:13And Jai produced a first-half masterclass at the Etihad, creating two glorious chances for Beto

00:19and forcing Gianluigi Donnarumma into a fingertip save, keeping Everton competitive against the former Premier League champions.

00:27Even as the game slipped further from Everton, and Jai's quality remained evident.

00:33In the second half, he battled past Oskar Bob to find Merlin Roll in the box.

00:39Rollsheader struck the side netting, yet it was another reminder of the threat that Ndiaye consistently possesses.

00:47And Jai operated on the right wing in the absence of Jack Grealish, while Moyes brought back Kiernan Drewsbury Hall

00:54after suspension and started Carlos Alcaraz on the right.

00:59Despite being slightly out of position, Ndiaye maintained his quality,

01:03seizing upon an Eitanake pass in the first ten minutes before squaring for Beto, who could not convert.

01:10Later, he again found Beto behind City's defence, only for the forward to shoot wide.

01:16And Jai also unleashed a powerful rising shot that forced Donnarumma into action.

01:20We said to him, you know, get at people, you know, get your licence to go and take people on and make things happen.

01:27But also the big thing is the ball carried for us, as I said there in the first quarter,

01:31I don't know if he gave the ball away too often when he did.

01:33He sort of retained the ball for us as well, which gave us a little bit more composure at different times.

01:40Moyes also praised Jordan Pickford, who made two crucial saves from Erling Haaland late in the game.

01:46I have to give great credit to the goalkeeper for how he defended Haaland one-on-one, Moyes said.

01:54Despite the loss, Ndiaye's performance offered Everton supporters a glimpse of individual brilliance.

02:00His creativity, work rate and ability to trouble one of Europe's top sides underlined his performance.

02:07Invin Inni's teams continue to seek consistency and results in a challenging start to the season.

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