Man City struggled to defeat Newcastle

Facing the "new giant" Newcastle, Man City struggled to win with a score of 1-0. The difficulty for Man City was the injury of conductor De Bruyne. Coach Pep Guardiola used Phil Foden to replace the Belgian midfielder.

Being underestimated, Newcastle proactively retreated to defend after the opening whistle. Man City's attacks were all stopped in the first half hour of the match.

Alvarez scored to help Man City win 3 points against Newcastle.

However, the moment the star spoke up. In the 31st minute, Foden received a pass from Kovacic. This player handled the ball a few times before passing the ball inside to Alvarez. The Argentine striker finished into the top corner of Nick Pope, opening the score of the match.

The goal forced Newcastle to play more risky. The match was quite balanced. Both sides created an equal number of chances. However, coach Pep Guardiola's team kept their focus to successfully defend the fragile score of 1-0.

Man City won 6 absolute points after the first 2 matches of the new season. However, the blue half of Manchester ranked second due to a goal difference behind Brighton (+4 and +6).

Result: Man City 1-0 Newcastle

Goal scorer: Alvarez (31')

Line-up

Man City: Ederson: Dias, Akanji, Gvardiol; Walker, Kovacic, Rodri, Grealish; Foden, Haaland, Alvarez.Newcastle: Pope; Trippier, Schar, Botman, Burn; Tonali (Anderson 66), Guimaraes, Joelinton (Longstaff 56); Almiron (Livramento 86), Isak (Wilson 66), Gordon (Barnes 56).

Van Hai

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