View: 0% flop set for more disappointment if Everton repeat Manchester City failure

Tyler Dibling isn’t likely to see his Everton minutes improve anytime soon.

The 20-year-old has had a massively disappointing season since his big-money summer move from Southampton.

His early performances weren’t anything to write home about, but he has since found himself watching from the sidelines every week.

The attacking midfielder hasn’t featured since March, and even that was a single minute off the bench in the 2-0 win over Burnley.

That isn’t looking likely to improve as Everton prepare to face Manchester City, with Dibling having already struggled against Pep Guardiola’s men this campaign.

Tyler Dibling was poor vs Manchester City in October

The opportunities haven’t been there for the Englishman, who has regularly found himself on the bench for the Blues.

That certainly hasn’t aided his development and has left many fans on Merseyside questioning why he was even brought in for such a high fee.

Rewind back to the start of the season, and there was an expectation there for the youngster to repeat his Southampton heroics in L3.

In just his sixth outing with the Toffees, Dibling came off the bench against Manchester City and had a day to forget.

The 18 October clash saw the then 19-year-old feature for just four minutes, during which he managed only four touches and two accurate passes.

His showing wasn’t helped by him losing two duels with a zero per cent success rate and picking up a yellow card as the hosts ran out 2-0 winners thanks to an Erling Haaland brace.

Everton’s defeat away to Man City wasn’t Dibling’s fault, but it doesn’t paint a good picture moving into the reverse fixture.

How did Everton fare vs Manchester City last time out?

Guardiola’s men are the next side set to play at Hill Dickinson Stadium for the first time since the move from Goodison.

The Spaniard will be hoping for a repeat of the early-season meeting after securing a comfortable three points at the Etihad.

City maintained 71 per cent of possession, while creating 2.38 expected goals across their 19 shots on the day.

They also completed just under 450 more passes than the Toffees, as they gave them a lesson in controlling a match.

If Everton repeat that and Dibling features in the same way, it is unlikely to be a good day on Bramley-Moore Dock.

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