Match Ratings from Newcastle's 5-0 defeat to Manchester City.

Goals

1-0: Aguero (1 – tucked his penalty away after Anita fouled Dzeko in the box)

2-0: Nasri (12 – collected the ball inside the area and had time and space to fire home)

3-0: Dzeko (21 – chested down Silva’s pass and curled the ball into the net)

4-0: Silva (51 – tucked home from close range after good work by Aguero and Nasri)

5-0: Silva (52 – sent a first-time volley beyond Krul from Aguero’s knock down)

Bookings: Anita (foul, 1), Colback (dissent, 29), Kompany (foul, 38), Toure (foul, 39), Dzeko (handball, 83)

Referee: Chris Foy (St Helens): Didn’t have any contentious decisions to make and let the game flow well overall. 8

Attendance: 45,602

Rating: PPP

MCFC NUFC

Shots on 9 1

Shots off 7 7

Corners 7 3

Fouls 9 8

Offside 1 2

MANCHESTER CITY (4-1-3-2): Hart 7; Zabaleta 7, Kompany 7, Mangala 7, Kolarov 7; Nasri 8 (Lampard, 70), Fernandinho 7, Toure 8; Silva 9 (Navas, 60, 6), Dzeko 8, AGUERO 9 (Bony, 60, 7). Subs (not used): Caballero, Demichelis, Clichy, Fernando.

NEWCASTLE UNITED (4-3-3):

5 KRUL: Conceded five times, but made a couple of great saves to deny the score from being higher;

3 Janmaat: Saw a good chance sail wide with the score 1-0, but he allowed Silva to get the better of him;

3 Coloccini: Lost Dzeko for his goal and didn’t get close enough to Silva for his first

3 Williamson: His bad pass led to Anita conceding the penalty and that pretty much set the tone for the rest of the game

4 Haidara: By no means Newcastle’s worst offender, but he never really got to grips with Nasri;

4 Sissoko: Tried to be positive when he got on the ball, but it wasn’t enough to spur the Magpies on

3 Anita: At fault for the first goal when his poor touch led to a foul on Dzeko and he never recovered from there

3 Colback: Misses the next two games after a petulant moment earned him a tenth booking of the season;

4 Perez: On the periphery for large spells of the game and Man City’s superiority made it difficult for him to have an impact

5 Cisse: Worked hard and almost scored with a superb volley, but he was starved of support and service

3 Gouffran: Offered very little going forward as he spent most of the game pegged back in his own half

Subs

Abeid (for Anita, 46): It was always going to be difficult to make an impact with his side 3-0 down. 5

R Taylor (for Janmaat, 71)

Obertan (for Gouffran, 86)

Not used: Woodman, Ameobi, Riviere, Armstrong.

Man of the match – DAVID Silva – There were a number of star performers for City, but the Spaniard’s two goals and delightful assist put him above the rest.