ZHAKENewcastle United’s struggles away at Manchester City continue.
Despite heading into the game full of confidence due to both their away form and the alarming dip in form the Premier League champions have endured, Newcastle Unitedwere thrashed again at the Etihad Stadium.
Indeed, Newcastle lost 4-0 at City, with Omar Marmoush scoring a first-half hat-trick before James McAtee added a late fourth.
It was a thoroughly miserable afternoon in Manchester and a result that sent Eddie Howe’s side down to seventh in the Premier League table.
The Magpies looked passive from the get-go against City, something that infuriated Kieran Trippier.
Trippier was caught out for Marmoush’s first goal, misjudging the flight of the ball and getting a headed clearance all wrong before the City forward raced in and lobbed Martin Dubravka.
It wasn’t a vintage showing from the former England international and a reminder of his struggles for much of the past year, despite his excellent performance against Arsenal in the Carabao Cup.
Still, Trippier wasn’t alone in performing badly. In fact, the right-back was seen to be furious at Fabian Schar and his midfielders for failing to engage Ilkay Gundogan, who eventually teed up Marmoush for his second.
Club legend Alan Shearer slammed Newcastle as “pathetic” for their performance at City, which actually feels too kind a word.
Losing at City is of course not a disaster but losing like that to this current version of City feels like one.
Newcastle paid them far too much respect and looked beaten only minutes into the game.
Omar Marmoush scoring a first-half hat-trick before James McAtee added the fourth in the second-half.
All in all, it was a thoroughly miserable day for Newcastle – who slipped down to seventh in the Premier League table.
Naturally, not many of Howe’s players stood out. Kieran Trippier was slammed by Newcastle fans for his performance, while Lewis Hall was criticised by pundit Chris Sutton.
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