Raheem Sterling scored on his 100th Premier League appearance for Manchester City but defensive frailties remained a problem for City as slack defending from Benjamin Mendy in particular allowed Newcastle United to equalise in the first half.
Raheem Sterling
Manchester City outclass new look Arsenal in good start to their title defence
ARSENAL 0, MANCHESTER CITY 2
Goals by Raheem Sterling and Bernardo Silva ensured that Manchester City got their title defence off to a winning start at the Emirates against Arsenal.
Harry Kane’s hat trick underlines England rout of Panama as they top their group with record breaking win
Harry Kane roared to the top of the Golden Boot running in the World Cup with five goals in his first two games at the World Cup as England routed Panama with a stunning first half performance to beat them 6-1 to qualify for the knockout phase in style.
Record chasing Manchester City hit five past Swansea to celebrate Premier League title win
MANCHESTER CITY 5, SWANSEA CITY 0
After winning the third Premier League title in six years on their sofas following Manchester United’s unexpected defeat to West Brom last weekend Manchester City laid on a special game as a gift for fans who gave the Etihad a party atmosphere and were rewarded with more champagne football as the Blues thrashed Swansea 5-0.
Goals by David Silva, Raheem Sterling, Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, and Gabriel Jesus secured City’s fourth five goal winning home margin this season.
Pep Guardiola made two changes to the side which beat Spurs last weekend. Danilo and Bernardo Silva replaced Kyle Walker and Leroy Sane.
Manchester City show championship class with win at Tottenham
TOTTENHAM 1, MAN CITY 3
It was the hallmark of champions – as Manchester City are destined to be – how they overcame adversity to defeat top-four team Tottenham so comprehensively at Wembley.
After losing three games in a row – had it become four it would have been the club’s worst record for 12 years – this was a massive test for City.