Man City 2 Newcastle United 0: City player ratings.

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

Newcastle United 0

Here are the City player ratings Man City have picked up a vital 2-nil win over Newcastle United at St. James Park tonight. The result means that City hold the ascendency heading into the second leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final tie at the Etihad on February 4 after tonight’s result.

Ahead of kickoff, the big news was that Nico was missing from Man City’s squad for tonight’s match. Pep Guardiola revealed that the Spanish midfielder sustained an “incredible knock” in City’s recent 1-1 draw with Brighton.

The first half of the match was a tense affair. Yoane Wissa missed the best chance of the first half in the 4th minute. Abdukodir…