It was just one of those days for Manchester City yesterday afternoon.

Though they had the lion's share of the chances and possession against Everton, they simply couldn't break the Toffees down as much as they would have liked. When they did get through, they found an inspired Maarten Stekelenburg in goal.

The Dutchman kept the Merseysiders in the game for extended periods but when Romelu Lukaku burst past Gael Clichy and rifled home to give the Blues the lead at the Etihad Stadium, it looked as though they would go on to nick all three points.

That, however, was not what happened as Nolito eventually got City a goal. But with two missed penalties prior to that, Pep Guardiola will feel unfortunate to have not won the game.

Ronald Koeman, meanwhile, will have been far happier with the result and will look back on a resilient performance with pride.

Here are five images, then, to help sum it all up...

 Friends reunited

In the build-up to the game, a lot was made of the clash in the dug-out that would see two former Barcelona team-mates pit their wits against one another. Clearly good friends, the two were fairly amicable over their sharing of the points - with Koeman saying that City were the hardest side he has ever had to manage against.

 City frustrated

This picture goes a long way to show how Everton frustrated City. The Toffees kept the Citizens at arm's length for most of the game and they ended up getting in one another's way as they tried to force a goal. The City players will be still wondering how they didn't win the game yesterday, in what could have been a far more comfortable afternoon.

 Lukaku shines

In what was a pretty quiet day for Everton striker Romelu Lukaku, he reminded us all just how good he can be in an instant. He collected the ball a good distance out from the goal over on the left side, before breezing past Gael Clichy and lashing a shot across Claudio Bravo into the net. That ability to just switch on makes him very dangerous.

 Stekelenburg's day

Maarten Stekelenburg was in fine form yesterday and was the man to thank for Everton's point. He saved a penalty from Kevin De Bruyne in the first half and then one from Sergio Aguero in the second, as well as making a string of other good stops. This will go down as his best performance in an Everton shirt to date.

 Pep perplexed

In the end there wasn't really anything else Pep Guardiola could do to get Manchester City the win. They huffed and puffed but it wasn't enough to beat Everton as the game marked more dropped points for the Etihad outfit. With Arsenal winning, they no longer have the outright lead in the Premier League and will now need to regroup.