CommentaryReporting by Neil Leigh @mancity

15:12

Thanks for your company

Many thanks as always for your company this afternoon.

A frustrating draw but we will regroup and look to get back to winning ways at Leicester on Sunday.

In the meantime you can watch brief highlights from today on our app and website from 17.15pm today. Extended action as well as a Full Match Replay for CITY+ subscribers will be available from midnight tonight.

In the meantime enjoy the rest of your Boxing Day and join us again on Sunday.

15:07

The boss on January 🗣️

[The transfer] Market in winter is not easy. Players know we have to add some.

The truth is all season we have a lot. We want players for the next three, four, five years.

We are going to try because we cannot sustain for a long time to have so many players injured.

15:05

More from the boss 🗣️

Kyle was [out with] flu. Virus. Jack yesterday in training felt something muscular.

Similar reason why Ederson doesn't feel good. Nathan make an incredible effort. Thank you so much for the effort he has done. He needs a little more.

I said when you feel fatigue, let us know.

First half was controlled and second half was more difficult because it was more transitional. We have a game in three days and you know what you need to do.

15:01

Pep's reaction 🗣️

The team played really good.

I don't know how many shots we had on goal. They score a goal at the end.

We were very patient. We make crosses and crosses. I think we were patient. That’s the momentum of the season and run we are in.

It takes more time to make it work.

14:58

As always thanks for your fantastic support today


14:55

Busy, busy, busy

The busy schedule continues apace for City.

A reminder that City's 2024 wraps up on Sunday afternoon when we make the trip to Leicester City where kick-off is slated for 13.30pm (UK).


14:51

More from Manu 🗣️

The season is not finished but it's not a target for us at the moment. We need to focus game by game and the next game against Leicester City will not be easy as well now, in the shape we are in.

We need to focus on the positives. We did a lot of things great. We defended well and we attacked well, but were not able to finish as well as we wanted to or we could have scored three or four goals.

14:46

Manu Akanji's reaction 🗣️

We had plenty of chances to score goals. Their goal came out of nowhere. Second half we had the penalty chance, we created opportunities but the ball didn't want to go in.

We played really well. Maybe you see it differently but I think we played well compared to other matches.

This can't happen that we nearly conceded the counterattack late on. Otherwise we defended well as a team and attacked great as a team.

We have to keep going, the next chance is against Leicester.

14:43

Here's hoping

One slight concern is that it looked as though Nathan Ake had signalled to the bench shortly before coming off.

Here's hoping its another injury to add to our lengthy list.

14:42

A busy Boxing Day

Those seven remaining games today are as follows:

Bournemouth v Crystal Palace

Chelsea v Fulham

Newcastle v Aston Villa

Nottingham Forest v Spurs

Southampton v West Ham (all 3pm)

Wolves v Manchester United (5.30pm)

Liverpool v Leicester (8pm)