Erling Haaland was kept scoreless in a Premier League game for the first time this season as Manchester City was held 1-1 by Newcastle on Saturday to drop points for the second straight weekend. It was City’s first league match since influential midfielder Rodri was ruled out for the season with an ACL injury and the champions were far from at their fluid best,

The points were shared in the north-east as Anthony Gordon’s penalty cancelled out Josko Gvardiol’s opener in a 1-1 draw between Newcastle United and Manchester City.The Saturday lunchtime affair

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