5 worst players from matchday 1 - Premier League 2018-19

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Ozil and Xhaka endured horrendous outings against Manchester City

#3 Phil Jagielka

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Phil Jagielka was sent off in the 40th minute against newly promoted Wolves. They took full advantage of it by keeping the ball for longer, using the extra space in wider areas of midfield, and constantly knocking at The Toffees' back line.

If not for Richarlison, who scored a brace to spare Marco Silva's blushes, The Wanderers would have crushed their opponents.

Jagielka was doing just fine in the game as his side were defending well and enjoying their fair share of chances on the other side.

However, a back pass wasn't dealt with by him properly. He lunged in on Diogo Jota, it was quite a nasty tackle. Much to the veteran's despair, dead ball specialist and crowd favorite Ruben Neves stepped up to convert the free-kick.

First of all, keeping one's eyes on the ball is taught in school. Jagielka took his eyes off it whilst looking for a pass when the ball wasn't even under his foot. This incident impeded Everton's chances of winning the game, and brought all the pressure on the away side.

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