Source: Liverpool_Echo
Tim Howard: Everton FC beat Manchester City on raw emotion
Tim Cahill and Tim Howard at Man City [LNB]* FOLLOW us on Twitter for all the latest EFC news here[LNB]TIM HOWARD hailed the 'raw emotion' of Everton's return to winning ways after a heroic 10-man performance at the City of Manchester stadium.[LNB]The Blues held on for a vital 2-1 win over Manchester City, who were hoping for a victory to send them top of the league, despite seeing Victor Anichebe sent off with half an hour left.[LNB]Howard had to be at his magnificent best to deny rampant City, who had twice as much possession as the Blues and were only thwarted by a string of magnificent saves from the American.[LNB] The win, Everton's first in eight games, sees them move up to 14th in the Premier League, and start the crucial festive period with a morale-boosting victory against Roberto Mancini's expensively assembled Champions League contenders.[LNB]And Howard said the away side's euphoric reaction at full-time, was partly due to their faltering form in the run up to the game.[LNB]He said: 'It was a raw reaction at the end. That was pure emotion for us, and we said in the dressing room that it was weird how good that felt.[LNB]'We've beaten a few top teams over the years, but this felt really good. I can't put my finger on it but you saw at the end what it meant to us.[LNB]'Maybe it was the cold, maybe because they could have gone top of the league, but you saw what it meant to us.[LNB]'We just seem to do well at certain places and this is one of them. It's a big pitch.[LNB]'And there's a good atmosphere. We had that belief here because of past good results and we've only had to come up the road.'
