Opinion

Tuesday’s match ended Newcastle 0 Manchester City 2.

Ahead of each match we ask one of our writers to come up with three positives and three negatives following the game.

Plenty to talk about after this Man City one!

Which has taken NUFC to the the halfway point in this two-legged Carabao Cup semi-final.

On this occasion it is ‘Matt Busby said to Joe Harvey…’:

POSITIVES

We made a game of it

We can debate all night the fact that Man City have cheated their way to the summit of the English game and if that sounds like sour grapes, it’s meant to.

But they are a top, top team and we competed.

A case of small margins.

Trafford pulls of a worldie before Bruno’s shot canons off the post, Ramsey makes a brilliant challenge but has to temporarily leave the field and whilst we’re down to ten men, someone who would have been cup-tied last season in this competition, turns the ball into the United net.

Injuries and availability

Although Jacob Murphy was replaced just before half-time by Harvey Barnes, it has been reported that this isn’t serious and I don’t think anyone else...