Newcastle United showed they were capable of at least giving Manchester City a game at the Etihad Stadium.
True, the defeat merely stretched Newcastle's poor run at this venue to 14 defeats in a row but unlike many of those losses, this one at least saw City have to work for the points. Eddie Howe's demeanour after the game was also a positive side with the Toon boss not simply happy with competing, he went there for a result.
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