Newcastle United and England legend Alan Shearer has praised Everton's physical approach after their 1-1 draw with Manchester City.

The Toffees badly needed a result against City after their poor recent form.

Frank Lampard's men did not disappoint, holding on for a point against the reigning champions.

"Both players really enjoyed it, you can tell," Shearer said on Match of the Day of the battle between City striker Erling Haaland and Everton defender Ben Godfrey.

"Maybe not enough teams have gone toe-to-toe and tried to be physical with Haaland, but that's fine - he enjoys that side of the game.

"They were both giving as good as they were getting and it was great to watch. There's the reaction when he [Haaland] scores, that's fine; you're allowed to do that. He's laughing and saying 'get off me'. Both players were smiling and really going at it."