THE NOTEBOOK: Newcastle's dire record against Man City rolls on
Manchester City swiped victory at the last at St James' Park with a breathless 3-2 win against Newcastle on Saturday afternoon.
Pep Guardiola's champions were put to the test early on, losing Ederson within the first 10 minutes to injury, and then conceding two quick goals before the break to lose their slim lead.
But the introduction of Kevin De Bruyne, just back from injury, proved a game-changer, with the Belgian talisman scoring within four minutes of substitution.
The midfielder later provided an assist for Oscar Bobb's winner - his first in the Premier League - to clinch the win.
Here, Mail Sport's Jack Gaughan reviews all you might have missed on a breakneck day in Newcastle.
Newcastle United’s dire record in this fixture continued, with Manchester City recording a 27th victory in the last 33 meetings between the two. City’s only defeat since 2005 was here six years, a Rafa Benitez masterclass when the hosts recovered from conceding to Sergio Aguero inside the first minute despite only having 23 per cent of the ball.
They almost saw out a draw and Pep Guardiola noted that the main stand cheered just three minutes going up on the board for stoppage time, only for youngster Oscar Bobb to pop up with the winner – his first Premier League. An important one.
Two very different breaks for the clubs. City are set off for a week in Abu Dhabi’s warmer climes on Thursday, after a few days off, while Newcastle have opted against travelling to Saudi Arabia and are remaining on Tyneside instead. Both now have a fortnight off.
Guardiola switched things up tactically to the shape that Manchester City had been practising during pre-season.
Stationed exceptionally high and wide on the right hand side, Kyle Walker’s positioning meant
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