Pep Guardiola's side limped out of the competition after dominating possession but doing little with it before being overpowered in the second half
Kalvin Phillips was given a golden opportunity to play his way back into Pep Guardiola's thoughts when Rodri got sent off against Nottingham Forest, but he did not make use of his first chance as Manchester City were outthought and outfought by Newcastle and sent crashing out of the Carabao Cup with a 1-0 defeat.
Phillips summed up City's first-half display, playing lots of nice passes and keeping control but without taking any risks or trying to genuinely put Eddie Howe's side under pressure. Newcastle finally came out of the blocks after the break and played with intensity and bravery and City, especially Phillips, had little response.
It was the first time Guardiola's side have lost a match in 90 minutes since May and arguably the first match that mattered since they were beaten by Tottenham in February. All good runs must come to an end at some point, however, and now City must make their peace with the fact that there is at least one competition they won't be winning this season.
GOAL rates Man City's players from St James' Park…
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Stefan Ortega (6/10):
Excellent on the ball, calmly passing out despite opponents breathing down his neck. Made the save of the first half to deny Murphy, could do little about Isak's goal.
Rico Lewis (5/10):
Culpable for the goal, not checking his surroundings when deciding to let Joelinton's cross go. Calm in possession in the first half but overpowered in the second. Came close to a late leveller with shot that just went wide.
Manuel Akanji (5/10):
Looked shaken just after Newcastle took the lead. Solid before then, and picked up the armband from Ake late on.
Josko Gvardiol (4/10):
Made a few sloppy passes, one which gifted Murphy his first-half chance, and didn't command the area well for the goal.
Nathan Ake (5/10):
Too passive in the second half.
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Mateo Kovacic (5/10):
Helped control the first half but rarely looked like making anything happen.
Kalvin Phillips (4/10):
Did not take the chance afforded to him by Rodri's suspension. His passing was imprecise and could not fight back Newcastle's waves of pressure after the break.
Sergio Gomez (5/10):
Too ponderous in possession and hardly got forward into good positions.
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Oscar Bobb (7/10):
An excellent full debut. Worked so hard off the ball and looked like one of few City players capable of doing something useful with it.
Julian Alvarez (5/10):
Not his day. Spurned City's best chance of the first half and barely threatened after that.
Jack Grealish (5/10):
His first start for a month and he looked rusty and uninspired. A shot down Pope's throat was his only attacking contribution.
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Jeremy Doku (6/10):
Didn't manage to make much use of his twisting runs and speedy dribbling.
Matheus Nunes (5/10):
Got pushed around when he came on.
Phil Foden (6/10):
Gave City more purpose when he came on but couldn't really help them.
Pep Guardiola (5/10):
Set a bad tone by complaining about City's travel options before the game. Still picked a strong team but didn't go all out to get back into the game, leaving Haaland and Walker on the bench.