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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Simon Bajkowski

Newcastle whistles sum up crazy game that Man City almost threw away

Manchester City threw away their Premier League game at Newcastle - only to rescue it with another incredible comeback that showed how difficult it will be to outscore them this season.

A terrible defensive performance that allowed Newcastle to turn a 1-0 deficit into a 3-1 lead on the hour-mark was bailed out by superstar striker Erling Haaland and midfield maestro Kevin De Bruyne, the pair pouncing like seasoned predators to turn what had been an infuriating afternoon for Pep Guardiola into a point they will happily take home after taking on an inspired Newcastle.

This was City's third fixture of the campaign and the third consecutive time they had played a team that hadn't suffered a defeat or conceded a goal this season. West Ham obviously hadn't first up, but Bournemouth arrived at the Etihad last week on the back of beating Aston Villa to nil and Newcastle had two clean sheets to go with their four points from the opening matches.

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