Leon Osman capped his 300th game for Everton with a wondergoal which set the Toffees to a 2-0 home success over champions Manchester City on Saturday.
Vastly improved from last week's FA Cup defeat to Wigan Athletic, Everton took the lead on the half-hour mark in spectacular fashion.
Seamus Coleman did his best Cristiano Ronaldo impression with a few stopovers on the edge of the box before teeing it up for Osman 25 yards out from goal.
The ball did appear to take a slight bobble before Osman made contact but it mattered little as it swerved away from a static Joe Hart and into the top corner.
Substitute Nikica Jelavić then made certain of the points in the third minute of stoppage-time to shatter City's already slim Premier League title hopes.
"Joe's a fantastic keeper and to beat him from that range, I can't ask for more, I'm delighted," Osman told Sky Sports.
"It maybe bobbled a bit as I hit it, but it went in the back of the net and gave us the goal that we needed to try to go on to win the match."
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| Everton player Leon Osman shoots from long range to score the opener against Manchester City Photo: Getty Images |
Vastly improved from last week's FA Cup defeat to Wigan Athletic, Everton took the lead on the half-hour mark in spectacular fashion.
Seamus Coleman did his best Cristiano Ronaldo impression with a few stopovers on the edge of the box before teeing it up for Osman 25 yards out from goal.
The ball did appear to take a slight bobble before Osman made contact but it mattered little as it swerved away from a static Joe Hart and into the top corner.
Substitute Nikica Jelavić then made certain of the points in the third minute of stoppage-time to shatter City's already slim Premier League title hopes.
"Joe's a fantastic keeper and to beat him from that range, I can't ask for more, I'm delighted," Osman told Sky Sports.
"It maybe bobbled a bit as I hit it, but it went in the back of the net and gave us the goal that we needed to try to go on to win the match."
