So Tevezgate was finally sorted by intervention by Chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak and Everton's winning streak against City at Eastlands continued and City failed to be top of the league on Christmas Day. It was a very very cold evening and City completely dominated the game but the failure to stop Everton scoring early in the game meant that they could play 11 men behind the ball at times. Howard saved them on several occasions but the need for a new striker is much more apparent. Balotelli is acting like a spoilt child staying down far too much. Tevez worked hard but Silva's passing was a little off key for once - his defence splitting efforts just off course. We missed de Jong in midfield and for once the central defence was not on song in the early stages when it mattered. Zabaleta as usual played strongly despite his injury. All is not lost - we are still in a healthy position but we must score early at home. Much has been made in the media about the Tevez transfer saga. personally I never thought he would leave. We have just got to get used to getting a negative press -there are a lot of jealous people out there!