Six-goal thriller as Man City are held by Newcastle

Bernardo Silva came to Manchester City's rescue as the Premier League champions fought back to take a point from a six-goal thriller at Newcastle.

Silva, starting for the first time in the league this season, ensured a rip-roaring contest in which the visitors led after five minutes, but trailed 3-1 nine minutes into the second half, ended 3-3.

Before kick-off neither side had conceded a top-flight goal this season and when Ilkay Gundogan punctured the home side's bubble within five minutes, the writing appeared to be on the wall.

But rather than opt for damage limitation, Newcastle - inspired by the individual brilliance of Allan Saint-Maximin decided attack was the best form of defence and after Miguel Almiron had equalised, stunning finishes from Callum Wilson and Kieran Trippier had the Magpies in dreamland.

While Nick Pope made a series of vital saves, it was a case of when, not if the backlash would arrive, and it did through £51million summer signing Erling Haaland and Silva to set up a grandstand finish which, perhaps fittingly, failed to yield a winner.

Silva and Haaland had already combined ominously to allow Rodri to whistle a long-range strike over Pope's crossbar when the midfielder was allowed time and space to deliver a fifth-minute cross for Gundogan to control and fire past the helpless Pope.

The Magpies keeper had to save with his legs from Kevin De Bruyne and Phil Foden in quick succession with the visitors utterly dominant, although the home side should have levelled when Saint-Maximin cut the ball back for Almiron, who skied his shot high over.

Pope clawed away De Bruyne's 20th-minute free-kick, but opposite number Ederson had to save at full stretch to keep out Saint-Maximin before substitute Ruben Dias