Quickfire targets by Erling Haaland and Bernardo Silva helped Manchester City get better from two targets down to attract 3-3 with Newcastle United in a rip-roaring Premier League conflict at St James’ Park on Sunday.
Neither facet had conceded a purpose within the league this season however Ilkay Gundogan opened the scoring for champions City within the fifth minute, ghosting in and catching the Newcastle defence flat-footed earlier than ending from shut vary.
City ought to have gone two up within the sixteenth minute when Phil Foden attacked down the proper, however he selected to shoot from a good angle reasonably than squaring the ball to Haaland and the possibility was wasted. The dwelling facet levelled via Miguel Almiron within the twenty eighth minute as he bundled a pinpoint cross from Allan Saint-Maximin into the web earlier than enduring a nervous VAR test that allowed the purpose to face.
Saint-Maximin tormented City full again Kyle Walker and he put Newcastle in place to tug off an enormous upset when he arrange Callum Wilson to make it 2-1 earlier than halftime. A superb free kick by Kieran Trippier 9 minutes after the break put them 3-1 forward.
That sparked City into life, nevertheless, with Haaland hitting a publish earlier than pulling a purpose again on the hour mark and Silva transformed an excellent move from Kevin De Bruyne to make it 3-3. Newcastle’s problem appeared set to return unstuck when Trippier was proven a straight pink card for a cynical excessive journey on De Bruyne, however after a VAR assessment the choice was overturned and he was given a yellow.
City dominated possession within the remaining phases however needed to accept a draw that left them second within the desk on seven factors, two behind leaders Arsenal. Newcastle are sixth on 5 factors.
