Best team! David Moyes hails Man City despite title slip-up

David Moyes has labelled Manchester City the ‘best team’ in the Premier League despite Everton holding Pep Guardiola’s side to a dramatic 3-3 draw.

Manchester City’s hope of winning the Premier League suffered a huge setback on Monday night. Guardiola’s side were unable to secure victory despite taking an early lead, and were fortunate to score a late equalizer.

The draw leaves Arsenal firmly in control of the race for the title. A win for Mikel Arteta’s side in their remaining three league matches against West Ham, Burnley and Crystal Palace, will see them lift the Premier League trophy for the first time in 22 years.

Speaking after the game, Moyes admitted his side struggled to cope with the visitors’ quality for long spells of the game.

“I’m disappointed because we [Everton] were on the verge of taking three points against the best team at the moment in the Premier League.”

“Whether Man City go on to prove they’re the best team by winning it I don’t know. But there’s no doubt they’re playing better than any other team in the Premier League.”

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola (right) and Everton manager David Moyes (left). (Photo by Peter Byrne/PA Images via Getty Images)

The Everton boss also revealed he has had limited contact with Arsenal manager Arteta, despite the draw boosting the Gunners’ title hopes. He added: “Now and again I speak to Mikel, but no, he’s got his own things he’ll have to keep focus on.”

Moyes also reflected on the difficulty of matching City’s tempo, noting that his side struggled during the first half.

“But at halftime, we would have taken this result because we were hugely outplayed in the first half,” Moyes explained, as quoted by ESPN. “I wanted us to get more contact, closer to Manchester City. We couldn’t get near them. They played really well, as well. But we weren’t anywhere near what we’ve done.

“It was probably the poorest we’ve played here, certainly against the better teams this season. So, the players made a great effort to get us in the game, and when we got to 3-1, we should be doing enough to see it out, but we didn’t do it. Getting a point against City is not a bad result, but when you’re 3-1 up, you think you’re in with a great chance of winning.”