How Jordan Pickford used funny faces and colour coding to repel Manchester City's Erling Haaland from the spot

How Jordan Pickford used funny faces and colour coding to repel Manchester City's Erling Haaland from the spot

Dec 27, 2024

<p>Everton’s left-back Vitaly Mykolenko had fouled Savinho inside the area, gifting Haaland the chance to put his side into the lead from the spot.</p><p>At this point, Pickford sought to get into his opponent's head, jumping up and down, sticking out his tongue and making faces in a bid to cause a distraction.</p><p>And as Haaland stepped up, the usually prolific frontman failed to convert, with Pickford diving to his right, as a great save repelled the low effort.<br><br>Jordan Pickford has a deserved reputation for attention to detail, and his penalty save against Erling Haaland during Everton's draw at Manchester City in the Premier League only served to enhance it. A key detail was revealed to show just how Pickford had prepared to deal with any spot-kick that he might face against Pep Guardiola's men - and the Toffees keeper enlisted other methods too.</p>

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