One line did make me chuckle:

"...Lukaku arriving to make sure the spin on the ball didn't carry it wide..."

Gee, is that what he was doing? Funny, I would have guessed at a different motive, but there you are!

I'm really enjoying seeing Lukaku take young Lookman under his wing. He had a quick chat with him before he came onto the pitch and appeared genuinely delighted when he scored. A good role model and great mentor for the kid.

When Bart had a shot whistle wide, it should never have been a corner as Aguero spun Funes Mori to the ground aforehand.

Sterling should have walked for his disgraceful double tackle on Davies from behind where he tripped him then raked his calf deliberately.

City's play acting whinging etc showed ever-increasing desperation, and despite possession, how many times was Joel's goal threatened? We got what we deserved yesterday, as the whole team worked as a unit.

The big challenge now is introducing the consistency we require to begin challenging, as every Arsenal has been followed by a Liverpool, win at Leicester, lose at home.

I do think Koeman is a bit too forthright at times, but if he builds from yesterday, we are in for a hell of a ride.

Oh Ronnie boy, the Docks, the Docks are calling.

Plenty to look forward to.

We have had the occasional decent result against the top teams over the last couple of decades, but somehow this one felt... different. I can't quite put my finger on why. A combination of things I guess.

The real magic is from seeing these youngsters though. Holgate, Davies, Lookman. Unspoilt by fame and fortune. Raw emerging talent with a huge desire for the game. Plus the realisation that we should no longer need to be a selling club and therefore be able to retain these potential superstars and build a future around them. Exciting times.

I saw on another thread that "City were average though" as if to play down what we achieved on Sunday.

I'm sorry, but a front 4 of Aguero, De Bruyne, Silva and Sterling, not to mention the great Yaya Toure and the second most expensive defender in the history of the game... managed by one of the most revered managers in the modern game... are in no way "average".

The fact that they were made to look as such made this victory a thing of absolute beauty!

Let's not get too carried away though, its only one game and not the 80s again yet .. seen this all before.

Great day for Davies and Lookman, Koeman/Walsh team will take affect soon.

Good times ahead we hope, very long overdue.

I thought Ross was excellent throughout the entire game. Perhaps everything didn't come off but he kept trying and goals 2 & 3 were created by his industry.

Also "ricocheted off Coleman and bounced into Lookman's path". If you watch the replay for Lookman's goal, the boy's instinct take him forward into the space when he senses something may happen. You can't buy or teach that and I'm looking forward to seeing more of this kid.

For instance, Paul Scholes knew what the situation was around him. If he was not closed down he would control the game and split defences. If he was closed down quickly he knew exactly where the ball was going to go.

Ross seems to decide when the ball is at his feet. He plays some great passes but count the ones he screws up. He is not a boy any more so time for him to deliver regularly, 3 kids on the pitch on Sunday showed him how to be aware.

Gareth Barry my star man, went about his business and let the kids have their time. What a pro. Well done, Gareth.

I woke on Sunday morning from my golden slumbers and entered my dream world – another match day. I was followed on my matchday routine – from New Brighton to The Dark House and into Goodison Park, with the camera set on me in The Park End – all filmed by a French Sports Channel, FSF Sports.

They filmed me before the game with my Everton to win 4-0 Betting slip at 100:1... and filmed me after the game with my winnings – you can see photos at Facebook | The Dark House Blues.

Who said we can't dream?

Well we all shine on,
Like the moon and the stars and the sun,
Yeah we all shine on,
Come on and on and on on on.

Cosmic grooves!!!

We have the same problem with Ross now.

He's one of few players we possess who will even try this (Davies pass for the first goal was another example) so I don't think it's fair to criticise Ross for trying, unless we're going to criticise every long punt from the back 4 which comes to nothing.

Ross got two assists and could have had a third when Rom flashed a shot across goal in the second half. If you watch all three of those moments Ross's decision making was perfect. The two assists were simple but perfect. When he set up Rom in the second half, he has three defenders around him, brings the ball under control and lay it perfectly off for Rom. Ross makes it look easy!

I think having Davies around will help Ross, the expectation will be less on him with another Evertonian in the side. I also think Koeman might have found the right formation for the team. A 3-4-3 means Ross has a 4 man midfield behind him, so he can play as a forward. This was clear against Man City as all his best moments were at the edge of their box.

"Television replays would reveal the Spanish ‘keeper did make contact with the winger's leg but Leighton Baines's covering tackle that trapped the ball largely rendered the argument moot — he wouldn't have scored even if he'd kept his feet."

I wasn't aware of that rule.

Hopefully the club will respond along the lines of "second word: off".

The accolades were sprinkled in many areas and after the previous win over Southampton we now have cause to think optimistically for the rest of the season if not the future of the club.

Whilst one swallow doesn't make a Summer, the eventual dismantling of Man City goes a long way considering how they totally took us to the cleaners at the Etihad in all but the scoreline.

Palace up next and they are really desperate so can Koeman keep the attitude and momentum going? We shall see...

I must admit as well that when Lookman scored I got a little bit emotional. After reading the kid's story (playing Sunday league in 2014 to playing Premier League in 2017) it really got me that he managed to get a goal on his debut within a minute of coming on. What dreams are made of.

Jason Euell (ex Wimbledon) was his coach at Under-21 level for Charlton and he said they found him playing Sunday league for Waterloo FC here in south London (I'm near Crystal Palace) where he had never had any proper coaching at all - nothing.

Everything you see in Lookman with regard to his positional sense, and his raw ability is natural. He hasn't had much coached into him until his 3-year scholarship with Charlton – before that he was a street footballer.

We'll probably notice this increasingly in his first season in the Premier League, as there are elements of football at a higher level that he may not grasp initially. As a raw talent though, he has it clearly – the kid can finish as we've seen already, and with both feet. He has that natural anticipation about what's going to happen that you can't really teach a player too.

Definition: football is now a non-contact sport.

He was in his rights to book Davies for a second time and send him off but he ignored the celebration and walked back to the centre circle. I would like to think that he didn't want to spoil a joyous occasion for the lad rather than swerve the verbal battering he might get on MotD from the pundits, before, of course, they would agree that he had no choice but to send him off.

Did anyone else notice or consider this an act of common sense by Clattenberg?

Oh, and I think he's alright.

If he'd sent Davies off he would have been lynched outside Goodison and he probably knew it – plus he would never have been able to set foot on Merseyside as long as he lives!

Common sense does sometimes prevail, and Davies deserved his moment of glory, even in the eyes of Battenburg.

Great performance and great result.

Let's use this as a spring board, we still need additional and better quality players to keep us moving forward.

COYB

Still, I thought Clattenburg had a good game and clearly used his common sense not to book the lad celebrating a momentous moment in his life.

I think we were fortunate with the penalty incident though; if that had been Atkinson, it would've been given.

The penalty incident perhaps did go our way, but an official shouldn't award a spot-kick unless he is absolutely certain a foul has been committed.

However, I can't say that the Referee had a good game, he seemed hell bent on giving every 50/50 decision to Man City and missed a couple of fouls by City players during the game. He has become a better ref in the last few years but like most of them, he is still starry-eyed when it comes to the monied elite teams.

His cohort on the Goodison Road touch-line couldn't give even the most obvious of throw-ins on a number of occasions, until Clattenberg had signalled which team should have the the throw-in.

If we can dish out this kind of performance, starting at Palace this weekend, and going on a run into European contention it will take a remarkable feat given other recent results we have had to suffer so far, we Evertonians have learned to expect that highs are too often followed by lows so it will be everything crossed...

The Kids Did Good, keep it up lads.

I guess Carragher was implying that we were lucky that Man City had a poor goalkeeper between the sticks.

Thanks for those who pointed out the error in my post (smug gets). Still, he could have booked Davies and chose not to...

Firstly, I don't think for one minute Mr Moshiri will settle for Croxteth. Not a chance. As well as a considerable steely resolve, shown to us for the first time at the AGM, there is romance in the man. Why else buy Everton?
There are plenty of bumps on the road to Bramley-Moore Dock. There are considerable engineering challenges (the area isn't even dry land, it's reclaimed river) and we have those vipers at Peel who will see this as an opportunity for another freebie pay day – no doubt they will try to ransom the place.

But anyway, in spite of all the risks, I'll kick off with a few suggestions of my own...

Bearpit-on-Sea, or The Bearpit Stadium maybe?

I thought he was booking Davies for the foul, he called him over and reached into his pocket, then spoke to Tom and after he had spoken to him marked the spot for the free kick with the marker he taken out of his pocket.

It was an easy mistake to make going by the referees actions.

Apart from the obvious penalty, Clattenberg had a decent game.

Not one of Davies's challenges (that some say he was lucky) warranted a booking in my opinion , mistimed is all they were.

Why? – because a good referee would know this is an 18-year-old local lad looking to make a big impression and grab his big chance in the rough and tumble goings on of middle of the football pitch, all in front of his family and home crowd – a young man full of youthful inexperience playing against top class very accomplished opposition... not getting booked was sensible referring in my opinion.

I'd say young Davies may have had a word in his ear... next time it could be different!

The talent, hunger and ability is there in spades but we have allow them to mature evolve and eventually become Everton greats. I have been shouting for Koeman to play the boys, even if we get beat now and then. We certainly wont get relegated, and we have more youngsters to come to come, but it will take time and patience from all.

We are now on the right path, and I think we are in safe hands. COYB

Which makes the Leicester performance by almost the same team a week earlier the more frustrating and puzzling. One win on the run again. The last time we won two games running was in mid-September. A long way to go, Ronald...

I have always thought he was playing out of position on the wing – he is a second striker. That was his position at Olympiakos.

For the first two goals, it was Mirallas who unlocked the City offside lines by waiting and timing his run perfectly with great awareness of what was going on behind him. His pass to Lukaku for the first was absolutely top class.

Like Liam (#9) and James (#20) says you can teach a footballer how to be a predator. It's almost a sixth sense. When Lookman saw Coleman pressing Stones he backed his team mate by heading for the "killing ground" and he was rewarded accordingly.

So much to be happy about after that performance but I have to say, once again, a picture is worth a thousand words. Look at Lukaku – he is obviously overjoyed for young Lookman. What a difference from when he "clapped" Baines' penalty the other week.

Perhaps the tide has really turned.

Pete.

*I have actually got some mates, honest.