If Pep Guardiola did not particularly relish receiving a reminder that, sometimes, possession can be overrated, Eddie Howe saw his Newcastle team transformed by the half-time introduction of Bruno Guimarães and Anthony Gordon. That pair made a mockery of Manchester City’s earlier domination, paving the way for Alexander Isak’s second-half winner to propel Howe’s side into the fourth round. Not to mention ensuring that “Gulf derby” bragging rights belong to Saudi Arabia.
Guardiola did not arrive on Tyneside in the best of moods. City’s failure to organise a plane to fly their team the 150 miles south west across the Pennines back to Manchester dictated that the squad faced a three-hour coach journey home.
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