Manchester City was held to a 1–1 draw against Newcastle United at St. James' Park after an Ederson challenge resulted in an Anthony Gordon penalty. Saturday marks the first time since Dec. 2023 that City has dropped points in consecutive Premier League games.

And Newcastle recently signed its own wonder kid, 17-year-old Georgian Vakhtang Salia. With 10 points (3-1-1), Newcastle’s start to the season looks promising. Man City, with four wins and one tie, is at the top of the Premier League standings with 13 points.

Newcastle United were without striker Alexander Isak, while Manchester City now know they will be without midfield lynchpin Rodri for the rest of the season thanks to an ACL injury suffered against Arsenal last weekend. So how did the two teams try and plug the gap?