Defending champions Manchester City kept up the pressure on Premier League leaders Arsenal in Saturday’s early kickoff fixture with a 2-0 win over Newcastle United.
Phil Foden scored a superb solo goal in the 15th minute, gliding in from the right and holding off two challenges before seeing his shot deflected home off Sven Botman.
Newcastle looked to be responding well and were causing plenty of problems of their own until City substitute Bernardo Silva slotted home to put the game out of their reach midway through the second half.
Ederson Moraes got his 100th clean sheet in the Premier League after rushing out to halt substitute Alexander Isak as the striker looked to score.
Overall it was a job well done for Pep Guardiola’s side, with the bonus of a welcome clean sheet after a run of league games where defensive errors always seemed to result in them conceding a goal.
Newcastle have now managed only three goals in eight league games in 2023 with a winless run in their last five league fixtures.