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Following Everton's 3-0 defeat to Manchester City on Sunday, Pep Guardiola revealed he was pleased with how the league leaders dealt with Sean Dyche's team, hailing the Blues as the Premier League’s most dangerous from set pieces.

Quoted by the Liverpool ECHO, Guardiola admitted: “It’s tricky playing away at Everton in between Champions League games. I was particularly impressed with how they handled the game against Brighton but from the first minute we controlled the game, except in transitions.

“If you let them run with Iwobi, Calvert-Lewin, it’s so difficult and every corner and free-kick, they are the best team in the Premier League since Sean Dyche’s appointment. There’s always the chance of a goal and you can suffer, like when Arsenal lost here from one corner.”

Meanwhile, Dyche was full of praise for Dwight McNeil – listing him among a plethora of Everton players who he felt impressed, despite the defeat.

Speaking in his post-match press conference, and quoted by Liverpool World, Dyche said: “There were some outstanding performances. Dwight McNeil was outstanding, Doucs with the constant energy, Conor came on and affected it in a change of shape, Patto is growing again and maturing. He’s earning the right to be a proper Premier League player and has done terrific since he got into the side.

“These are good signs. Ama came on and tried to affect it. The mentality is important over the next two games. They’re very tough games for different reasons but you’re playing a top side.”

Writing for the Liverpool ECHO, Chris Beesley reacted to the game, praising Everton for a “spirited” display.

He described: “For 37 minutes, Sean Dyche’s side held out in spirited fashion against a side in pole position to retain the Premier League title and on course to match neighbours United’s treble of 1999 but from the moment Ilkay Gundogan silenced the hosts with a ‘how did he do that?’ finish, their resistance collapsed.

“The Blues then found themselves 2-0 down just a couple of minutes later when Jordan Pickford’s parry failed to keep Erling Haaland’s header out of the net with what was just one of only five touches for the Norwegian in the first half, but such is his potency, that was more than enough.

"Gundogan’s sweetly-struck free-kick added a third just after the break, sealing the 3-0 victory for the visitors."

Elsewhere, Ian Wright was impressed by the performance of Dominic Calvert-Lewin. The Everton striker was substituted at half-time, suffering from tightness in his groin, but Wright felt Calvert-Lewin was causing problems for the Man City defenders.

Discussing the game on Premier League Productions, the former Arsenal forward said: “I was optimistic with Dominic Calvert-Lewin, if I am honest. I thought he was doing really well. I felt he was running Man City all over the place.”