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Alan Shearer column: Ex-Newcastle captain says his old side could be 'best of rest'

It was a magnificent game of Premier League football between Newcastle and Manchester City on Sunday that had everything - from great players to great excitement and a great atmosphere.

There are lots of teams that go up against City and Liverpool that try to sit in and defend, soak up pressure and hit them on the break. That was not Newcastle's gameplan. They wanted to take the game to their opponents and certainly did that.

They went 1-0 down after just five minutes and I was thinking 'this is not going to be a good day for them' and feared the worst.