Premier League: Manchester City held to a 3-3 draw by spirited Newcastle in breathtaking show of soccer

Newcastle United virtually handed Manchester City their first defeat of the Premier League season, taking part in out a spirited 3-3 draw at St. James Park on Sunday night, 21 August.

Newcastle have been 3-1 up within the 54th minute of the sport, with captain Kieran Trippier thundering an amazing freekick into Ederson’s proper facet as the house facet regarded exceptionally threatening on the day.

Magnifique Trippier !! #NEWMCI pic.twitter.com/IjlQzQPogw

— PLFrance_ (@PLFrance_) August 21, 2022

Eddie Howe’s staff used their tempo and skillful toes to full impact to place large strain on Pep Guardiola’s facet, who regarded barely off color on the day. Forwards Allan Saint-Maximin and Miguel Almiron took on the star-studded City defence, offering them a lead of 2-1 on the half-time. A capability crowd at St James Park cheered for the staff since they overturned Ilkay Gundogan’s fifth minute objective to place up a combat that nobody had anticipated in opposition to the PL champions.

However, City began doing City issues across the hour mark, proper after Trippier appeared to have put the ultimate nail within the coffin. A couple of stunning sequences of passing orchestrated by Kevin de Bruyne noticed the away facet go degree inside the following 10 minutes because the momentum utterly shifted on the stadium.

Things went from dangerous to worse for Newcastle when a tactical foul on De Bruyne noticed Trippier bag a purple card, however to the house staff’s aid, it was turned to a yellow after VAR session.

Kieran Trippier Red Card! #NEWMCI #EARLINGHAALAND #newmci #redcard pic.twitter.com/ZukVtBQZ4R

— Shay Findlay | Arsenal Fan | (@shay_arsenal) August 21, 2022

The City bench have been left fuming on the resolution as they believed a knee excessive problem certainly merited a purple, whatever the depth of the foul.

As the drained legs of Newcastle gamers began seeing the backs of the City gamers, goalkeeper Nick Pope gave a efficiency for the ages, catching, punching and throwing his physique round to make essential saves.

Nick Pope’s sport by numbers vs. Manchester City:

39 touches
21 passes
8 profitable lengthy balls
7 saves
6 last third passes
2 sweeper keepers
1 clearance

Made some essential saves. pic.twitter.com/20RBdj7gK8

— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) August 21, 2022

Erling Haaland, Ilkay Gundogan and De Bruyne himself have been denied from shut vary, as Pope stored the ball near his chest, denying each single half probability that City tried to capitalise on.

This was Manchester City’s first draw of the Premier League this season and it meant that the staff took second place within the desk, behind Arsenal, who routed Bournemouth 3-0 a day earlier than. As issues stand, City have 7 factors from three matches, whereas Newcastle are positioned in sixth with 5 factors from as many video games.

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