Despite dominating possession, Manchester City lost 1-0 to Newcastle at St James’ Park thanks to Alexander Isak’s second-half goal
If Pep Guardiola did not particularly relish receiving a reminder that, sometimes, possession can be overrated, Eddie Howe saw his Newcastle team transformed by the half-time introduction of Bruno Guimarães and Anthony Gordon. That pair made a mockery of Manchester City’s earlier domination, paving the way forto propel Howe’s side into the fourth round. Not to mention ensuring that “Gulf derby” bragging rights belong to Saudi Arabia.
Eddie Howe had seemed sceptical about that stance yet Guardiola, four times a League Cup winner, made eight changes to his starting lineup. Indeed despite protesting that “all competitions are equal” Howe evidently had one eye on not merely Saturday’s Premier League date with Burnley here but next Wednesday’s much-anticipated home game against Paris Saint-Germain.
Howe’s players were penned so firmly into their own half that Guardiola was able to take the time to tell off Stefan Ortega, his goalkeeper, for kicking long rather than playing out from the back. It all seemed part of the process of trying to wear Newcastle down. Granted Pope had only made that solitary significant first-half save but, with Mateo Kovacic imperious in a midfield department in which Tonali, once again, struggled, City seemed utterly irrepressible.
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