Manchester City Steals Sam Allardyce ‘Genuis’ In Desperate Fight

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LONDON, ENGLAND – JANUARY 28: Sam Allardyce, Manager of Crystal Palace and Josep Guardiola, Manager … More of Manchester City shake hands prior to the Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round match between Crystal Palace and Manchester City at Selhurst Park on January 28, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Steve Bardens/Getty Images) Getty Images Everton’s Goodison Park stadium hasn’t always been a happy hunting ground for Manchester City. In the 100 encounters that have taken place in the famous old Liverpool arena, the home side has won close to half, which is more than double what Pep Guardiola’s team managed in more than a century of visits. Even when Manchester City became one of the country’s strongest teams in the late 2000s, the struggles at Goodison didn’t automatically cease. The visitor’s eight straight victories, which preceded yesterday’s final clash at the stadium, came off the back of just three wins in the 10 games before the run that notably included a 4-0 humbling during Pep Guardiola’s first season in charge. David Moyes was the mastermind of many of those victories against a powerful City. And for yesterday’s game, he stood in the Everton dugout again, having been re-hired midway through this season. It’s hard to imagine the Scotsman wasn’t licking his lips at the prospect of facing a team way off its regular standards of excellence. When the action took place, it was far from a classic encounter. Everton were stubborn but uninspiring, City lethargic and without incision. So it was a surprise when teenage left-back Nico O’Reilly ghosted in at the far post to put the Mancunians ahead in the 84th minute. The second added by Mateo Kovacic in injury time gave the scoreline some gloss, but there was no getting away from the fact that the victory was…