Alan Shearer fears that Manchester City ’s porous defence is a ‘concern’ in the Premier League title race after their 2-1 defeat to Newcastle United. Pep Guardiola ’s side had the chance to cut Arsenal ’s lead to just one point at the top of the table ahead of Sunday’s north London derby at the Emirates.

As Newcastle United fans wandered past the statue of Alan Shearer before kick-off at St James' Park, they would have been contemplating the unwanted irony of seeing one of the hero's goalscoring records snatched away in his own backyard.

Here are the City player ratings as Manchester City drew 1-all with Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. Erling Haaland gave City an early lead with a calm finish after a driving Tijjani Reijnders run. Pep Guardiola’s side would hold onto that lead until the ...

Manchester City beat Liverpool 3-0 to climb up to second in the Premier League points table. Erling Haaland handed City the lead after missing a penalty. Nico Gonzalez scored the second goal and Jeremy Doku confirmed the victory for the hosts.