Newcastle 1-0 Manchester City player ratings: Dummett shines

7 Pope: Fine first half save with his feet to deny Alvarez. Actually wasn’t that busy but did everything that was asked of him.

8 Livramento: Outstanding debut. Did a brilliant job on Grealish, frustrated City. Staked his claim.

8 Lascelles: Commanding defensive display. For all City dominated possession, they had just two shots on target.

9 Dummett: Making his first appearance in 13 months, what a performance. Focus never slipped. Brilliant tackle on Grealish in the first half that even drew applause from Guardiola.

7 Targett: Tricky start but grew into the game. Briefly swapped roles with Hall.

6 Miley: Huge night for the 17-year-old but no tougher task than coming up against City. Tidy in possession but spent most of the first 45 chasing before being replaced at half-time.

6 Tonali: Struggled to get a grip in the first half. Sloppy in possession. Better after the break.

6 Hall: Did OK on debut. Good early pass to set Isak away. Swapped with Targett and went to left-back midway through first half.

6 Murphy: Protected Livramento well on the right. Missed glorious chance to open scoring in first half.

8 Joelinton: Brilliant return to the side. Added muscle and energy to midfield. Created the winner with driving run into the box and cut-back for Isak.

7 Isak: Had to feed on scraps in the first half as City dominated. Stuck at it and was in the right place at the right time to score the opener early in second half. Replaced soon after.

Substitutes:

8 Gordon (for Hall, 46): His tackle early in the second half helped to transform the feel of the game. Added energy, positivity and urgency from the break.

8 Bruno (for Miley, 46): Name-checked by Pep Guardiola for his role in changing the game. Helped Newcastle gain control.

7 Almiron (for Isak, 62): Fresh legs helped Newcastle see it out.

Anderson (for Tonali 90): N/A

Schar (for Dummett, 90+4) N/A

Subs not used: Karius, Trippier, Ritchie, Manquillo

Manchester City: Ortega 6, Lewis 7, Akanji 6, Ake 6 (Nunes, 68), Gvardiol 6, Gomez 6, Phillips 6, Kovacic 7 (Doku, 68), Bobb 7, Grealish 6, Alvarez 7 (Foden, 73)

Subs not used: Ederson, Carson, Walker, Dias, Haaland, Hamilton.

Man of the Match: Paul Dummett. This performance, said Howe, is why the Newcastle head coach was so keen to keep the defender in the summer. Outstanding.