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Anelka claimed his first "goal" from a free-kick thirty yards out but the ball took a deflection off the Everton player.
He then went on to score City's second and third goals in the 3-1 victory, was named Man of the Match and left Maine Road with the match ball.
But, the three-man Dubious Goals Panel have denied Anelka his hat-trick after their verdict that the striker's free kick be credited as an own-goal, after being given a copy of a video containing the goal shot from every possible camera angle.