The Manchester City drew 3-3 on their visit to Newcastle for the third date of the Premier League, a meeting in which Julian Alvarez went to the bank, but Pep Guardiola he did not send it to the field of play. The Citizens failed to achieve their third win in a row in the English championship.
It was an even start in which the Magpies asserted the locality and approached the Ciudadanos field, who nevertheless had the first with a shot by Rodri that passed nearby.
In fact those led by Pep Guardiola It didn’t take them long to get ahead and after 5 minutes with a goal from Ilkay Gundoganwho started and finished the play.
The pressure from City to Newcastle was suffocating and he had other chances to widen the differences such as Phil Foden who lost a heads-up with Nick Popethough Erling Haaland he was in a better position to score.
However, the City left spaces and began to suffer the attack of the premises, the clearest by part of Miguel Almironwho minutes later (in the 27th minute) was finally able to level the score after hitting the ball with his thigh after a cross from the left by Allan Saint-Maximin.
The final stretch of the first half turned into a back-and-forth, but while Haaland and Gundogan They wasted their chances, Saint Maximin ran down the left sector again and enabled Wilson to define the near post of Ederson and score the partial 2-1 at 39.
At the start of the complement Erling Haaland had a clear opportunity to level the score with a run down the middle. The Norwegian outlined for his more skillful leg, spread his right foot and Pope reached out to touch the ball before the ball hit the post.
Immediately afterwards, and faithful to how the first 45 minutes ended, it was the locals’ turn to attack. There, after a free kick from a set piece, former Atlético de Madrid Kieran Trippier hit a spectacular free kick that surprised both the rivals and his own teammates. The English winger finished off the angle of Ederson, who could do nothing to avoid the 3-1.
In an action-packed duel, it was the former Borussia Dortmund’s turn to shout his goal after a cross from Kevin De Bruyne in the 60th minute. The Norwegian striker took a rebound that remained in the small area and did not spare to mark the discount of the citizens.
Just three minutes later, City managed to react and equalize the game with a play from the right and a perfect pass from the Belgian that left the entire defense frozen and Bernardo Silva in front of goal to make it 3-3.
Then the City looked for the victory and Haaland himself lost a clear one below the goal. Guardiola’s men continued with their control, but Newcastle also tried with a stopped ball and Sven Botman he threw it up after a corner kick.
In the end the Citizens tried, but the Magpies defended well and even had a chance against. The tie is consistent with what was seen on the field of play in an even match and those led by Guardiola could not capture their third victory in a row.
While Julián Álvarez did not enter. for this meeting the Catalan coach went back to bet on Haaland as a spearhead. The Norwegian striker has just scored the double in the victory against West Ham and seems to be more and more established in the team.
Manchester City was second in the table with 7 units to 2 of the only leader, Arsenal. On the next date, Guardiola’s team will host Crystal Palace on Saturday, while Newcastle, which is sixth in the championship, will visit Wolverhampton on Sunday.
FORMATIONS
Newcastle: Nick Pope; Kieran Trippier, Fabian Schär, Sven Botman, Dan Burn; Joe Willock, Bruno Guimaraes, Joelinton; Miguel Angel Almiron, Callum Wilson and Allan Saint-Maximin
Manchester City: Ederson; Kyle Walker, John Stones, Nathan Aké, Joao Cancelo; Ilkay Gundogan, Rodri, Kevin De Bruyne; Bernardo Silva, Erling Haaland and Phil Foden
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