Manchester City invited Newcastle United to the Etihad Stadium for the 2nd League game between them of the season. Phil Foden’s beautiful goal and Bernardo Silva’s brilliant finish were enough for the hosts to get a positive result. Newcastle was performing so well at the beginning of the season but as the league progressing, they are looking tired & inconsistent. They are just failing to capitalize on their chances and as a result, they are regressing in the points table. Manchester City holds their position to the 2nd with 58 points after 26 games. Arsenal is on top with 60 points in 25 games and Manchester United at the 3rd with 49 points in 24 games. While Newcastle downgraded to the 5th position with 41 points in 25 games. The Spurs are in the 4th position with 45 points after their 25 games. Now, let’s go through the match report of the Man City vs Newcastle United game.
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Man City vs Newcastle United: Match Report
Manchester City successfully get the result they wanted to keep up with Arsenal in the title race. Newcastle United players looked tired as City gave them no space in the first half. In the 15th minute, Phil Foden scored a beautiful game to give an early lead to his team. He breached the whole defense by drifting so easily. He completed his 50th goal+assists contribution for City with this goal.
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Pep Guardiola subbed in Bernardo Silva in the place of Kevin de Bruyne in the 65th minute of the game. He tuned himself as a super sub by doubling the lead in just 2 minutes and broke the hope for the traveling fans. Willock provided two big chances to Newcastle but they were not able to capitalize. Bruno Guimarães was the best player for them throughout the match but they didn’t look sharp & focused against a team like Manchester City.
