Raheem Sterling provided a sense of relief to all at Manchester City as he opened the scoring against Newcastle United before Aymeric Laporte added a second.
The England international became the highest goalscorer under master tactician Pep Guardiola as he nodded City in front. A three-pass sequence saw Ilkay Gundogan expertly pick out the run of Joao Cancelo whose header found Sterling.
His opener continued his sparkling form against the Magpies and teams managed by Eddie Howe. But more importantly from a Blues perspective, he got their noses in front.
