Manchester City thrashed Newcastle United to go three points clear of Liverpool at the top of the Premier League.
Raheem Sterling and Aymeric Laporte put City in control at the break as they blew away the cobwebs from Wednesday’s Champions League defeat at Real Madrid.
Rodri’s header just past the hour mark added a third for Pep Guardiola’s side.
Substitute Phil Foden made it four late on and there was time for Sterling’s second to round off the scoring.
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Manchester City
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Squad number25Player nameFernandinho -
Squad number47Player nameFoden
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Squad number56Player nameCJ Egan-Riley
Newcastle United
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Squad number1Player nameDúbravka
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Squad number17Player nameKrafth
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Squad number6Player nameLascelles
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Squad number33Player nameBurn
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Squad number13Player nameTargett
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Squad number36Player nameS Longstaff
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Squad number39Player nameBruno Guimarães
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Squad number7Player nameJoelinton
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Squad number24Player nameAlmirón
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Squad number20Player nameWood
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Squad number10Player nameSaint-Maximin
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Squad number9Player nameWilson
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Squad number15Player nameTrippier
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Squad number23Player nameMurphy
Line-ups
Man City
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 31Ederson
- 27Cancelo
- 3Rúben DiasSubstituted forFernandinhoat 45′minutes
- 14LaporteSubstituted forEgan-Rileyat 87′minutes
- 11Zinchenko
- 16Rodri
- 8Gündogan
- 7Sterling
- 17De BruyneBooked at 75mins
- 10Grealish
- 9Gabriel JesusSubstituted forFodenat 63′minutes
Substitutes
- 6Aké
- 13Steffen
- 20Bernardo Silva
- 25Fernandinho
- 26Mahrez
- 47Foden
- 56Egan-Riley
- 79Mbete
- 80Palmer
Newcastle
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Dúbravka
- 17KrafthSubstituted forTrippierat 68′minutes
- 6Lascelles
- 33BurnBooked at 70mins
- 13TargettBooked at 89mins
- 36S Longstaff
- 39Guimarães Rodriguez MouraBooked at 31mins
- 7Joelinton
- 24AlmirónSubstituted forMurphyat 80′minutes
- 20WoodSubstituted forWilsonat 68′minutes
- 10Saint-Maximin
Substitutes
- 3Dummett
- 5Schär
- 9Wilson
- 11Ritchie
- 15Trippier
- 19Manquillo
- 23Murphy
- 26Darlow
- 34Gayle
- Referee:
- Stuart Attwell
- Attendance:
- 53,336
Live Text
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Match ends, Manchester City 5, Newcastle United 0.
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Second Half ends, Manchester City 5, Newcastle United 0.
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Goal! Manchester City 5, Newcastle United 0. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
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Attempt missed. João Cancelo (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
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Goal! Manchester City 4, Newcastle United 0. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
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Attempt missed. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
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Matt Targett (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Matt Targett (Newcastle United).
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Substitution, Manchester City. CJ Egan-Riley replaces Aymeric Laporte.
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Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United).
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Attempt missed. Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high.
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Attempt saved. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jacob Murphy with a through ball.
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Attempt blocked. João Cancelo (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
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Attempt missed. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
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Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy replaces Miguel Almirón.
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João Cancelo (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
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Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Reference-www.bbc.co.uk