Magpies torn to shreds as slick City turn on the style

Man City 4 Newcastle United 0

Even before David Silva opened the scoring after just five minutes last night the tone of the evening was clear and after Sergio Aguero doubled the advantage, Steven Taylor was sent off just before the interval for catching Aguero with his arm to kill the visitors’ admittedly slim chances.

Yaya Toure bent in a third with a fine free-kick shortly after the interval before sub Samir Nasri came off the bench to add a fourth. The season may only be in its fourth day but this was an unmistakable message from a group of players who never gave last season’s title defence much of a run.