The spectre of Pep Guardiola will loom over Manuel Pellegrini regardless of what he achieves with Manchester City this season but defeats so close to Wembley will not aid his cause either. Everton’s players had called on Goodison Park to dispense with its recent anxiety and intimidate City in the Capital One Cup semi-final. As it transpired they seized the initiative themselves to take a merited lead from a hard-fought first leg.