Newcastle United emerged as brave battlers at the Etihad Stadium after losing narrowly to Manchester City . It means that after four games the Magpies are currently lodged in the relegation zone but they have now at least competed with three of the big six in City, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea in their opening fixtures. Much had been made about how many goals City could rack up at Eastlands, but the fans who travelled couldn’t have asked for much more from the players on show. This was English football’s battle between the rich and the neglected. Off the field the Manchester City fans chanted the name of Sheik Mansur and in contrast the travelling supporters continued calls for Mike Ashley to go. Ashley had said 12 months ago he “cannot and will not” compete with the game’s mega-rich. And as Toon followers highlight St James’ Park’s fall into disrepair in places on social media, they could only watch on in a section of the Etihad Stadium that took the Citizens’ capacity to 55,000 and beyond Newcastle’s 52,354. In the middle of it all stood Rafa Benitez just a few yards from Pep Guardiola in the plush dugouts. Benitez worked with… Read full this story
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