Newcastle United Hold Manchester City In Six-Goal Thriller

Erling Haaland helped Manchester City fight back from 3-1 down to salvage a 3-3 draw from an enthralling encounter at Newcastle on Sunday. Despite Ilkay Gundogan's early opener for City, Newcastle had the champions on the ropes as goals from Miguel Almiron, Callum Wilson and Kieran Trippier had St. James' Park rocking. But Haaland sparked the revival when he fired home his third goal since joining from Borussia Dortmund before Bernardo Silva's equaliser extended City's unbeaten start to the season.

Pep Guardiola's men move up to second, two points adrift of Arsenal, but missed the chance to open up a seven-point advantage on Liverpool ahead of their trip to Manchester United on Monday.

Newcastle have not splashed the cash of the Saudi sovereign wealth fund to the extent expected in the transfer window with Nick Pope, Matt Targett and Sven Botman the only signings made by the Magpies.

But they showed they are now a force to be reckoned with, even for the Premier League's elite, by pushing City to the limit.

Newcastle had taken four points from their opening two games without conceding a goal.

That record was wiped out within five minutes as City quickly took control.

Silva was recalled to Pep Guardiola's starting line-up for the first time in the Premier League this season with the midfielder linked with a move to Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain.

The Portuguese international made an immediate impact as his cross was controlled and finished by Gundogan.

Pope then had to make good stops with his feet from Kevin De Bruyne and Phil Foden to keep his side in the game.

But Newcastle's intensity and energy soon swarmed over City with the pace of Allan Saint-Maximin causing havoc.

Almiron blasted over a glorious chance from