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By Chris BevanBBC Sport astatine Etihad Stadium
Last updated connected 7 minutes ago.From the conception Premier League
Alvarez scored 9 goals successful 31 Premier League appearances for City past play - his extremity against Newcastle was his archetypal of the caller campaignDefending champions Manchester City reminded their rubric rivals they stay the squad to bushed by seeing disconnected a determined Newcastle United broadside that person been touted arsenic imaginable pretenders to their crown.
Julian Alvarez's superb first-half onslaught proved capable to support City's winning commencement to the Premier League play against a Magpies squad who battled hard but possessed humble attacking menace for overmuch of the match.
Phil Foden provided the originative sparkle for City successful the lack of Kevin de Bruyne, who faces up to six months retired aft hamstring country this week.
The England playmaker acceptable up Alvarez's extremity and created much chances aft the break, with Erling Haaland wasting the champion of them erstwhile helium fired wide.
Newcastle matched City successful midfield and upset the location assemblage with their carnal approach, with Foden connected the receiving extremity of a mates of dense challenges.
But it was successful the last 3rd wherever Eddie Howe's broadside were lacking - thing of a astonishment aft they scored 5 goals against Aston Villa connected the opening weekend.
They did not negociate a changeable connected people until the 70th minute, erstwhile substitute Harvey Barnes yet tested Ederson from extracurricular the box, and contempt immoderate precocious unit they did not make different wide chance.
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Manchester City
Squad number31Player nameEderson
Squad number2Player nameWalker
Squad number25Player nameAkanji- Squad number3Player nameRúben Dias
- Squad number24Player nameGvardiol
- Squad number16Player nameRodri
- Squad number8Player nameKovacic
Squad number47Player nameFoden- Squad number19Player nameÁlvarez
- Squad number10Player nameGrealish
- Squad number9Player nameHaaland
No players person been substituted yet
Newcastle United
Squad number22Player namePope
Squad number2Player nameTrippier
Squad number5Player nameSchär
Squad number4Player nameBotman
Squad number33Player nameBurn
Squad number8Player nameTonali
Squad number39Player nameBruno Guimarães
Squad number7Player nameJoelinton
Squad number24Player nameAlmirón
Squad number14Player nameIsak
Squad number10Player nameGordon
Squad number9Player nameWilson
Squad number15Player nameBarnes
Squad number21Player nameLivramento
Squad number32Player nameAnderson
Squad number36Player nameS Longstaff
Line-ups
Man City
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 31Ederson
- 2Walker
- 25Akanji
- 3Rúben Dias
- 24Gvardiol
- 16Rodri
- 8Kovacic
- 47Foden
- 19ÁlvarezBooked astatine 46mins
- 10Grealish
- 9Haaland
Substitutes
- 4Phillips
- 6Aké
- 18Ortega
- 21Gómez
- 32Perrone
- 52Bobb
- 80Palmer
- 82Lewis
- 87McAtee
Newcastle
Formation 4-3-3
- 22Pope
- 2Trippier
- 5Schär
- 4Botman
- 33Burn
- 8TonaliBooked astatine 34minsSubstituted forAndersonat 67'minutes
- 39Bruno GuimarãesBooked astatine 71mins
- 7JoelintonBooked astatine 54minsSubstituted forS Longstaffat 57'minutes
- 24AlmirónSubstituted forLivramentoat 86'minutes
- 14IsakSubstituted forWilsonat 66'minutes
- 10GordonBooked astatine 24minsSubstituted forBarnesat 56'minutesBooked astatine 58mins
Substitutes
- 1Dúbravka
- 6Lascelles
- 9Wilson
- 11Ritchie
- 13Targett
- 15Barnes
- 21Livramento
- 32Anderson
- 36S Longstaff
Live Text
Match ends, Manchester City 1, Newcastle United 0.
Second Half ends, Manchester City 1, Newcastle United 0.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Kieran Trippier.
Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
Offside, Newcastle United. Dan Burn tries a done ball, but Callum Wilson is caught offside.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Nick Pope.
Attempt saved. Phil Foden (Manchester City) close footed changeable from the close broadside of the container is saved successful the bottommost near corner. Assisted by Erling Haaland.
Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) near footed changeable from the centre of the container is blocked. Assisted by Julián Álvarez.
Substitution, Newcastle United. Tino Livramento replaces Miguel Almirón.
Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a escaped footwear connected the close wing.
Foul by Sven Botman (Newcastle United).
Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City).
Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Erling Haaland (Manchester City).
Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Offside, Newcastle United. Sean Longstaff tries a done ball, but Miguel Almirón is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container is blocked. Assisted by Elliot Anderson with a cross.
Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a escaped footwear connected the near wing.
Foul by Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United).
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