How did the players fare in Newcastle's 4-3 defeat to Manchester City?
NEWCASTLE (5-3-2):
5 Dubravka: Couldn’t really be blamed for any of City’s goals, but wasn’t his usual composed self
6 Murphy: Had a difficult night defensively, but carried a real threat on the break at the other end
5 Krafth: Claimed his first Newcastle goal with an excellent header, but couldn’t get near Torres for long spells
4 Fernandez: Found himself pulled all over the pitch by the quality and fluidity of City’s attacking
4 Dummett: Struggled to keep tabs on Manchester City’s forwards on a night when Newcastle’s defence creaked repeatedly
4 Ritchie: Had an extremely difficult night against the Manchester City attack and often found himself chasing shadows
6 Almiron: Covered a lot of ground, even if some of his counter-attacking runs didn’t quite come off
6 Shelvey: Tried to hold things together in midfield and rattled the crossbar with a superb free-kick
8 Willock: Caused repeated problems with his pace and energy and scored after his penalty had been saved
7 Saint-Maximin: Asked questions of the Manchester City defence and was a danger whenever he was able to run at the opposition
8 JOELINTON: Carried a real threat on the counter-attack and hammered home the penalty that he won himself with his turn in the area
Subs:
S Longstaff (for Ritchie, 83)
Lewis (for Joelinton, 83)
Gayle (for Fernandez, 88)
(not used): Gillespie (gk), Clark, Manquillo, M Longstaff, Hendrick, Carroll.
MAN CITY (4-3-3):
Carson 6; Walker 5, Garcia 5, Ake 4, Cancelo 8 (Mendy 74); Bernardo 6, Rodri 6, Gundogan 7; TORRES 9, Jesus 7, Sterling 6.
Subs (not used): Steffen (gk), Dias, Stones, Laporte, Fernandinho, Foden, Mahrez, Palmer.
Man Of The Match: FERRAN TORRES – The Manchester City striker scored a superb hat-trick to ensure his side extended their winning away run.
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