Manchester City 2-1 Newcastle United: Pressure on Arsenal after O´Reilly double

Nico O’Reilly scored twice as Manchester City beat Newcastle United 2-1 to put the pressure firmly on Arsenal in the Premier League title race.

Arsenal’s slip-up at Wolves on Wednesday opened the door for Man City to close the gap to two points by beating Newcastle, and Pep Guardiola’s team got the job done at the Etihad Stadium.

O’Reilly opened the scoring with a blistering first-time effort in the 14th minute, but Lewis Hall swiftly dragged Newcastle level via a deflected strike.

Parity lasted only five minutes, however, with Erling Haaland standing up a cross from which O’Reilly brilliantly headed home.

Dan Burn saw a goal disallowed for Newcastle before half-time, and though City sat off in the second half, the visitors could not find a leveller.