Manchester City locked horns with Newcastle United at St. James’ Park earlier this evening as they hoped to secure all three points on the road in the Premier League. The Mancunian club made a good start to the game and got their noses ahead in the 26th minute when Bernardo Silva found the back of the net with a cheeky finish. However, Alexander Isak equalised for the home side just nine minutes later before Anthony Gordon completed the turnaround for them in the 37th minute. Pep Guardiola‘s men went into the half-time break 2-1 down on the scoreline.
Kevin de Bruyne equalised for Man City in the 74th minute before Oscar Bobb netted the winning goal in injury-time. The contest ended with the Mancunian giants earning a brilliant 3-2 win away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Manchester City player fared during the match against Newcastle United.
GK: Ederson – 6/10
He was injured early in the game and had to be replaced in the seventh minute.
RB: Kyle Walker – 7.5/10
Walker earned the ball back twice and made some decent runs with the ball on the right flank.
CB: Ruben Dias – 6.5/10
He put his foot through the ball when required but won’t be happy about conceding two goals in the first half.
CB: Nathan Ake – 6/10
Ake looked shaky at the back in the first 45 minutes but put in a strong display in the second.
LB: Josko Gvardiol – 7/10
Gvardiol kept things tidy when defending inside his half and was good on the ball.
CM: Rodri – 7.5/10
He earned the ball back once and ran the show for Man City in the opposition half.
CM: Mateo Kovacic – 7/10
Kovacic made a few good runs with the ball and managed to engineer two decent chances in the final third.
RW: Phil Foden – 7/10
He was a constant menace in the final third and did everything but score today.
CAM: Bernardo Silva – 7/10
Silva caused a few headaches for the Newcastle defenders and managed to score with a clever finish in the 26th minute.
LW: Jeremy Doku – 6.5/10
He made a few decent openings for others around him but failed to register a goal.
ST: Julian Alvarez – 7.5/10
Alvarez was not shy of having a strike at goal but struggled to take any of his chances.
Substitutes:
GK: Stefan Ortega – 6/10
He won’t be pleased after conceding twice in the first half.
CM: Kevin de Bruyne – 8/10
The Belgian sensation completely turned the game on its head and managed to score a goal and pick up an assist for his team off the bench.
RW: Oscar Bobb – 8/10
He netted the winning goal for his team in injury time.
