Newcastle United have faced the Premier League top two in the space of eight days - and haven’t laid a glove on either.
Heading to the Etihad Stadium following the 1-0 home defeat at Liverpool, it got much worst against Manchester City.
A brace from Raheem Sterling and goals from Aymeric Laporte and Rodri inflicted a 5-0 loss on Eddie Howe’s Magpies.
Next up, Arsenal. Another team vying for the Champions League places before United round off the campaign away to Burnley.
Here, Liam Kennedy dishes out his Newcastle player ratings from a difficult afternoon in Manchester:
A brace from Raheem Sterling and goals from Aymeric Laporte and Rodri inflicted a 5-0 loss on Eddie Howe’s Magpies.