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title: "Newcastle player ratings: Manchester City (A)"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Ryan Darby"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2018-01-21T12:56:18Z"
modified: "2018-01-21T12:56:18Z"
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# Newcastle player ratings: Manchester City (A)

Despite claims of a defensive performance in the last meeting between the two sides, Newcastle set out to sit deep when they travelled to the Etihad on Saturday.

Rafa Benitez’s men fell to a 3-1 defeat on the road with Sergio Aguero continuing his fine run of form against the Magpies.

The Argentinian striker scored the perfect hat-trick to see off Newcastle, despite Jacob Murphy pulling a goal back for the visitors.

Here is how we think rated the Newcastle players at full time.