Harvey Barnes scored twice as Newcastle United recorded a 2-1 victory over Manchester City in Saturday night's Premier League contest at St James' Park.

As Newcastle United fans wandered past the statue of Alan Shearer before kick-off at St James' Park, they would have been contemplating the unwanted irony of seeing one of the hero's goalscoring records snatched away in his own backyard.

The latest offering saw City travel to face Newcastle United. It was an absorbing but ultimately disappointing trip to Tyneside. Both teams had good chances to score in the first 45 and the Blues will feel we didn’t have the rub of the green with some of the borderline decisions that were - or weren’t given.

Pep Guardiola oversaw another engrossing game of football, but this time his team was on the losing end as Newcastle United beat Manchester City 2-1 on Saturday at St. James' Park.

Forest won 3-0 at Anfield.