Fernandinho

But it was Palace who had the final word when Wilfried Zaha stole down the left and put in a low cross that Fernandinho reached before Connor Wickham, only to divert the ball into his own net.

Fernandinho’s 90th minute own goal cost Manchester City three points at Etihad as the goal enables Crystal Palace to get undeserved 2-2 draw.

Fernandinho switched to defence after an injury to Aymeric Laporte left Guardiola short at the back.

He had the ball in the back of the net almost from the restart too, skipping through the middle of Guardiola’s side and round Ederson, though the referee pulled it back for a foul on Fernandinho in the build-up.

However, Palace wasn't done and levelled in the 90th when Wilfried Zaha's ball went in off Fernandinho.

McCarthy saved a powerful drive from Raheem Sterling, a goalbound header from David Silva - after Fernandinho struck the post - and then kept out Riyad Mahrez with his feet.

One of these had Martial outmanoeuvring Fernandinho and cutting in from the left but a tame shot made easy work for Ederson.

Rodri is surely destined to take City's hard man mantle off Fernandinho soon but the Brazilian has led the way at Eastlands for years.

City made a slow start and were punished when Malinovskyi struck after Fernandinho brought down Josep Ilicic.

David Silva and Bernardo Silva were named on the bench, while Fernandinho continued to deputise in defence.

Fernandinho’s late red card, City’s second dismissal in as many games, mattered not.

He could be tasked with the unenviable task of having to either replace Sergio Busquets or Fernandinho should he move.

He has recently been out with a muscle injury, but despite Guardiola being without the injured Fernandinho and Benjamin Mendy’s ongoing fitness concerns, the City manager has ruled Delph out of his squad for Saturday’s trip to Bournemouth.

Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah with Manchester City’s Fernandinho at Anfield in October.

Liverpool, who host Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, have 25. The win, however, was tarnished by a late red card for Fernandinho.

Midfielder Fernandinho, who has been training as a defender in the early weeks of the campaign, is now set to be pressed into action as a makeshift centre-back in the Group C clash against Shakhtar.

The hosts started slowly though and a bright start from the Serie A side was rewarded when Josip Ilicic fell under Fernandinho’s challenge and Ruslan Malinovskyi confidently converted from the spot.

There was another reminder of City’s current defensive vulnerability too, when a Ruslan Malinovskyi penalty gave Atalanta a surprise lead after Fernandinho clumsily fouled Josip Ilicic.

And the Catalan hailed centre-back Aymeric Laporte, who is yet to be capped by France, while urging two of his senior stars, David Silva and Fernandinho, to play on as long as possible.

Fernandinho gives away a free-kick in Hoffenheim's half.