Manchester City are back in Premier League action at home to Newcastle this weekend as they look to bounce back from defeat against Real Madrid in midweek. City’s hopes of regaining the Champions League took a blow on Tuesday night as they twice let a lead slip to fall to a 3-2 loss.

The mental vulnerability permeating through a once infallible Manchester City team meant it took one shoddy Ederson kick to spark another collapse midweek. In the blink of an eye, a 2-1 advantage became a stunning 3-2 deficit as Real Madrid took full control of their Champions League play-off tie.

The teams are in the tunnel and kick-off will commence shortly at St. James' Park. Fulham won the reverse fixture against Newcastle 3-1 in September – only in 2006-07 and 2008-09 have they completed the Premier League double over the Magpies. Will it be third time lucky for Marco Silva’s side?

The record for the highest number of live viewers on a streamed sporting event in the UK has been broken this week by Manchester City and Real Madrid, data has shown.The two giants of English and