Manchester City moved back to 12 points clear in the Premier League thanks to a Sergio Aguero hat-trick against Newcastle United.
Aguero flicked in a Kevin de Bruyne cross for the opener after 34 minutes, before netting a penalty just after the hour when Raheem Sterling was fouled.
Jacob Murphy created nerves for City with a chip over Ederson to bring it back to 2-1, however Aguero scored his and City's third after finishing following a mazy Leroy Sane dribble.
More to follow.
Sergio Aguero flicked in a Kevin De Bruyne cross for the opener, getting a faint touch on an in-swinging ball from the leftRaheem Sterling was fouled for a penalty on 62 minutes, which was converted coolly by Aguero for his second goalNewcastle pulled one back when Jacob Murphy ran clear from the defence and executed a cute dinked finish over EdersonIt was Aguero's day however, finishing left footed for No 3 after Leroy Sane twisted his way through the defence to set upAguero provided the breakthrough against a Newcastle side once again set out simply to try and survive against CityIt looked as if De Bruyne's cross may have travelled all the way in, however it was Aguero who was credited with the goalSterling was tugged to the ground by Javier Manquillo after cutting inside for what looked like a certain penaltyKarl Darlow got a hand to Aguero's penalty, however he was not able to stop the Argentine striker putting City 2-0 upMurphy salutes the United fans after pulling a goal back, completely against the run of play for the visiting sideMurphy was set clear by a terrific ball by Ciaran Clark, and the former Norwich man kept his cool to finish the chanceAguero walked off with the match ball after securing his hat-trick with seven minutes to go, wrapping up City's winAguero's third goal owed plenty to Sane, who turned DeAndre Yedlin and two others inside out before creating the strikeSterling looked to have opened the scoring from six yards, however the midfielder was caught narrowly offsideSterling looked certain to have made it 3-1, but was denied what would have been a deserved goal by a great Darlow saveSane turns Manquillo as Manchester City dominated the early exchanges against Newcastle UnitedAs they did at home last month, Newcastle set up to defend and to frustrate City - which they managed for 34 minutesNewcastle goalkeeper Darlow saves from Fernandinho as City initially struggled to break Newcastle downNewcastle defender Clark has a rare away shot on goal in a first half where City had 82 per cent possessionNewcastle United's Jacob Murphy and Manchester City's Oleksandr Zinchenko battle for the ballNewcastle defender Isaac Hayden is tackled by David Silva as City continued to push for goals having taken the leadCity manager Pep Guardiola celebrates the opening goal as his side looked to reopen a 12-point gap to Manchester UnitedNewcastle manager Rafa Benitez talks to Hayden, one of three players deployed at centre back in a 5-4-1 formationBefore the game, there was a minute's applause from both teams in memory of Cyrille Regis, who died this week aged 59
