ISAK IGNITES TOON PARTY

City knocked out as Howe's men make statement

- lan Murtagh

NEWCASTLE 1

MANCHESTER CITY 0

NO plane home for the vanquished but Alexander Isak's 53rd minute winner ensured Manchester City took flight from the Carabao Cup.

And despite sending out a much-changed side, Pep Guardiola would have had much to ponder on the 150-mile late night road trip back to the north west.

Having failed to source an aerial route home, City were floored in more ways than one as a double change by Eddie Howe swung this clash of the heavyweights decisively Newcastle's way.

The Geordies had been shoddy early on but the introduction of Bruno Guimaraes and Anthony Gordon sparked them into life.

Goals may win games but tackles can certainly change them and when Gordon thundered fairly into a startled Mateo Kovacic just in front of the City dugout, it proved a turning point. The Toon Army roared their approval and his team-mates responded.

A few minutes later, Joelinton burst into the box and with Rico Lewis failing to clear his pull-back, Isak tapped home at the far post for his fourth goal this term.