Manchester City striker, Julian Alvarez’s fine first-half strike handed the Citizens their first home win of the season against hard fighting Newcastle united.
The Argentine curled a shot into the top corner after 31 minutes of a tight Premier League encounter at the Etihad Stadium and it proved enough for the champions to claim all three points.
Newcastle came off the heel of a massive win against Aston Villa last weekend and had travelled in hope of claiming their first league win at City for almost 23 years. Yet the hosts, despite making just two changes following their draining European Super Cup venture in Athens in midweek, were too strong and successfully nullified Eddie Howe’s side.
Pep Guardiola’s men were far from their fluid best, but they produced a professional performance to follow up their opening win at Burnley.
Manchester City have now won two games and earned six maximum points in their first two Premier League matches of the season.