Manchester City have made a promising start to their Premier League title defence as they head to Newcastle with two wins from their opening games.
If defeat to Liverpool in the Community Shield had the Blues fretting about the team being undercooked, the first fortnight of the campaign has emphatically changed the narrative. City can move seven points clear of Jurgen Klopp's side if they beat Newcastle on Sunday, with Liverpool at Old Trafford the following night.
Winning the first three games of the campaign does not seem that extraordinary in a side that has broken a slew of records in English football, yet it is something that Pep Guardiola is not used to. In fact, he has only ever done it once before in the Premier League.
