Man City see off Newcastle 2-0 to close gap on leaders Arsenal

Man City’s Bernardo Silva (left)celebrates with teammate Phil Foden after scoring against Newcastle at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. Pic/Getty Images

Manchester City rode their luck to close the gap on Arsenal at the top of the Premier League to two points with a 2-0 win over Newcastle on Saturday. Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva scored the goals for the defending champions, who were let off the hook at the Etihad by a series of glaring misses from the visitors. Sean Longstaff, Callum Wilson and Joelinton were all guilty of not even forcing Ederson into a save as Newcastle suffered another blow to their hopes of a top-four finish.

City have shown flickers of their best form in recent weeks but relied on two moments of inspiration to claim a vital three points from a disjointed performance. Foden struggled for form following the World Cup, but has looked more like his old self over the past week.

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