Pep Guardiola‘s side made the perfect start in Tyneside, taking the lead after just five minutes through captain Ilkay Gundogan, who controlled Bernardo Silva’s cross and finished expertly beyond Nick Pope from close range.
Just before the hour mark, the hosts levelled through Miguel Almiron, who turned Allan Saint-Maximin’s cross in with his thigh.
With just over five minutes until the interval, Callum Wilson put the Magpies ahead with a composed strike, before Kieran Trippier’s free-kick make it 3-1 shortly after the restart.
City regrouped and pulled a goal back through Erling Haaland‘s predatory strike and three minutes later, Bernardo levelled the score, latching onto De Bruyne‘s sensational pass to calmly slot beyond Pope to complete a sensational comeback.
Haaland had a golden chance to put City ahead as he raced through on goal, but Pope rushed out quickly to block the Norwegian’s attempt.
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Things went from bad to worse for the hosts as Trippier was shown a straight red card with 15 minutes to play, before an on-field review from the referee resulted in the card being downgraded to a yellow to the relief of the home crowd.
City pushed for a late winner, but Eddie Howe’s side hung on as we shared a point each after a thrilling encounter.
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