Two very memorable matches final season when Manchester Metropolis got here to Tyneside to play Newcastle United.
Regardless of altering all ten outfield gamers from the crew that thrashed Sheffield United three days earlier, Eddie Howe masterminded an excellent win again in September 2023.
A clear sheet and an Alexander Isak second-half aim, noticed United knock Manchester Metropolis out of the Carabao Cup.
The 13 January 2024 noticed the second Manchester Metropolis go to to St James’ Park final season, an equally exhilarating sport as that September one, however a really painful ending.
The guests going a aim up, just for Isak and Gordon to attain on 35 and 37 minutes to show it round, then a tiring Newcastle United who on the time have been right down to the naked bones on account of so many unavailable gamers, have been undone by the pure high quality that Manchester Metropolis might convey off the bench. Objectives on 74 minutes and in added time, cruelly delivered defeat to Eddie Howe’s facet.
Eight months on although and now 4 key Manchester Metropolis gamers from that January match, now look set to be lacking on Saturday.
Nathan Ake was carried off on a stretcher while on worldwide responsibility earlier this month, so he appears sure to overlook the go to to Tyneside. He performed the complete match in that January win at St James’ Park.
Oscar Bobb got here off the bench on 82 minutes and 9 minutes later scored an excellent winner (see photograph above). This was anticipated to be his actual breakthrough season at Manchester Metropolis however he suffered a damaged leg in pre-season, so undoubtedly received’t be scoring the winner towards Newcastle United this time.
For those who have been watching Sunday’s sensible Manchester Metropolis v Arsenal showdown, you’d have all seen what occurred to Rodri early within the match. A freak harm leaving arguably Man Metropolis’s absolute best participant writhing in agony and compelled off. After the 2-2 draw Pep Guardiola regarded understandably gutted with shedding this key star, the supervisor commenting ‘Rodri is robust. He leaves the pitch as a result of he felt one thing, in any other case Rodri stays there. He’s one of the best holding midfielder on the planet, He’s a possible Ballon d’Or winner, I’d love for him to win it.’ Rodri performed the complete 90 minutes at SJP in January.
The fourth anticipated lacking Manchester Metropolis star at St James’ Park, is one other large participant for Pep Guardiola. Kevin De Bruyne was injured in midweek towards Inter Milan and sat watching yesterday’s Arsenal match from the sidelines. Pep Guardiola has mentioned that he doesn’t imagine it’s a ‘massive’ harm however the reality he wasn’t even named on the bench for Man Metropolis’s greatest match of the season, solely six days earlier than the Newcastle United sport, certainly factors to it being impossible he can play any half at St James’ Park. Kevin De Bruyne got here off the bench for Manchester Metropolis eight months in the past together with his crew 2-1 down, 5 minutes later he scored an excellent equaliser after which in added time an arguably even higher help led to Bobb scoring that merciless winner.
Clearly, Manchester Metropolis have a ‘few’ different first rate gamers however each little helps and particularly within the case of Rodri I’d say, he principally runs the present for them, every part goes by way of him.
A really feisty match yesterday and little doubt loads of you have been like me, as Erling Haaland was entering into the thick of it and hoping that Geordie referee Michael Oliver may ship the prolific goalscorer off, to make him unavailable for Saturday, sadly to not be.
Newcastle United upcoming match schedule, confirmed to finish of November:
Tuesday 24 September 2024 – AFC Wimbledon v Newcastle (7.45pm) Sky Sports activities+
Saturday 28 September 2024 – Newcastle v Man Metropolis (12.30 pm) TNT Sports activities
Saturday 5 October – Everton v Newcastle (5.30pm) Sky Sports activities
Saturday 19 October – Newcastle v Brighton (3pm)
Sunday 27 October – Chelsea v Newcastle (2pm) Sky Sports activities
Saturday 2 November – Newcastle v Arsenal (12.30pm) TNT Sports activities
Sunday 10 November – Forest v Newcastle (2pm) Sky Sports activities
Monday 25 November – Newcastle v West Ham (8pm) Sky Sports activities
Saturday 30 November – Crystal Palace v Newcastle
