Sterling's fine 31st minute finish saw Guardiola's men improve their unbeaten league sequence this season to 20 games and stretch their yawning gap at the top of the league to 15 points on a night where they dominated but were very wasteful.Man of the Match@DeBruyneKev @ManCityPL high 9 assists this season PL high 60 chances created this season Started all 18 of Man City's successive PL wins pic.twitter.com/v3KkoCtCOK
— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) December 27, 2017
Rafael Benitez started with the most negative approach St James' Park can ever have seen from a Newcastle side, allowing City to monopolise proceeding before Sterling finally broke their resistance with his 13th league goal of the season..@ManCity extend their winning PL run to 18 games. A win against Crystal Palace on New Year’s Eve will equal the major European League record of 19 successive wins by Pep Guardiola’s Bayern Munich in 2013-14.
19 - @FCBayern18 - @ManCity17 - @Inter pic.twitter.com/ARXuXHAisc— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) December 27, 2017
City hit the woodwork three times in total - twice from Sergio Aguero and once from Kevin de Bruyne - and they nearly paid for their profligacy in front of goal when Dwight Gayle headed wide late on for Newcastle.11 - Manchester City have now won 11 consecutive away top-flight matches, equalling the record set by Chelsea in December 2008. Unstoppable. pic.twitter.com/1Qhl00dHN5
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 27, 2017
RESULTNewcastle 0 1 Man City (Sterling 31) THURSDAY'S MATCHPalace v Arsenal18 wins in a row ? 15 points clear ?#nufcvcity recap: https://t.co/DXPHfDDh0Q pic.twitter.com/3PncO6x9vH
— Manchester City (@ManCity) December 27, 2017