Man City

Phil Foden was in imperious form as Manchester City won 2-0 at home to Newcastle United, but it was another poor performance from Kevin De Bruyne.

A matter of seconds later, the ball was worked back to the Portuguese midfielder through [Nathan Ake](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/159248/Nathan-Aké), Grealish and Haaland to give Bernardo the chance to score City's second goal and kill the game. [Erling Haaland](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/253989/Erling-Haaland) is sure to start the big games and [Jack Grealish](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/172850/Jack-Grealish) has done well enough recently to warrant a regular place, as well. [Wolverhampton Wanderers](/soccer/team?id=380) on March 12. [Kevin De Bruyne](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/134947/Kevin-De-Bruyne) but it looks like those days are coming to an end. [Crystal Palace](/soccer/team?id=384) next Saturday. "The first minutes of the second half were good but then we lost the game and Bernardo helped us to come back. That leaves one place in Guardiola's traditional front three for either Foden or [Riyad Mahrez](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/163940/Riyad-Mahrez). [Manchester City](/soccer/team?id=382) kept up the pressure on [Arsenal](/soccer/team?id=359) at the top of the [Premier League](/soccer/league/_/name/ENG.1) table with a [2-0 win](/football/match/_/gameId/638075) over [Newcastle United](/soccer/team?id=361) at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. De Bruyne didn't have a good game against Newcastle and with Eddie Howe's team starting to get on top early in the second half, Guardiola's first change was to replace the 31-year-old with Bernardo. [World Cup](/soccer/league/_/name/FIFA.WORLD) but, back in the team, he has found some form. City are going to miss him if he goes in the summer when his contract expires. [UEFA Champions League](/soccer/league/_/name/UEFA.CHAMPIONS) knockout games and Foden is making a good case for himself.

City went into the game needing three points to keep the pressure on leaders Arsenal, but were up against a side who had only lost two Premier League games ...

There was plenty of flashpoints, near-misses and excitement before and after - and you can enjoy it all by playing the video above... In a feisty, competitive and aggressive game, it was always going to be moments of individual brilliance that settled the game - and so it proved. [Foden](https://www.mancity.com/players/phil-foden)'s superb mazy run and finish put City ahead on 17 minutes and [Bernardo](https://www.mancity.com/players/bernardo-silva)'s improvised goal on 67 minutes doubled the Blues' advantage.

Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva scored for the defending champions, who were let off the hook at the Etihad by a series of glaring misses from the visitors. Sean ...

Manchester City passed a huge test of its Premier League title credentials by beating Newcastle 2-0 on Saturday as a couple of big calls by Pep Guardiola ...

Newcastle, meanwhile, came under scrutiny this week after new questions were raised about the Saudi Arabian investment in the club. The teams came into the weekend separated by five points. Newcastle will rue three big chances when the score was 1-0.