Man City 2 Newcastle 0: Observations from City’s win.

Man City 2 (Antoine Semenyo 53′, Rayan Cherki 90+8′)

Newcastle United 0

Man City took control of their Carabao Cup semi-final tie against Newcastle United with a 2-nil win over Eddie Howe’s side at St. James Park. Second half goals from Antoine Semenyo and Rayan Cherki were enough for Pep Guardiola’s side to seize the initiative in the tie. The second leg will take place at the Etihad on February 4. Newcastle did have their moments, as Yoane Wissa missed a simple chance at the beginning of the match and James Trafford denied Wissa again in the second half before Bruno Guimaraes hit the post prior to City opening the scoring. But from the point that Antoine Semenyo opened the scoring, you always felt that City had…