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Newcastle United collected a deserved point on Saturday against the Premier League Champions in a performance that, on another day, could’ve perhaps resulted in all three. Here are our five key takeaways from our 1-1 draw with Man City.
Running down the wing…up front
Basking in the glow of a pregame Wor Flags display, and a reported new contract, Anthony Gordon finally arrived at the 2023/24 Premier League party putting in an all action pressing and goalscoring display…out of position up front.
Slotting home a picture book penalty to grab United a thoroughly deserved point, Gordon contributed to a performance that the lads needed as some doubts had started to creep in amongst the fanbase. Gone was the poor body language as the England international put in a display that included excellent tracking back, positioning, fight and heart.
Playing like he did yesterday, Gordon positively affects games. His running is relentless, and he won his seventh penalty since the start of last season, on top of his 14 goals and 11 assists, he is brilliant to watch when he is on his game. If Eddie Howe dug him out during the week, as he seemed to intermate in his post-match interview, then it worked wonders.
Newcastle should look to blood Will Osula as soon as possible because Gordon should be playing in his preferred outside left position but as a third-choice striker, he was excellent cover yesterday.
Big performance
With a 12:30 kick off, a sucker punch opening goal, a poor ref (ignored a second penalty) and a lack of time in the pub pre-match – all the ingredients were there for a performance that could go either way but trended towards negative with the sheer quality Man City possess and their opening goal against the run of play.
However, the lads really turned up on Saturday afternoon and could’ve taken all three points on another day. Eddie Howe got his tactics spot on yesterday, shifting into the 5-4-1 out of possession to stifle Man City’s attacking…
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Author : Olly Hawkins
Publish date : 2024-09-30 06:00:30
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