Аргентинец был в превосходной форме, забив пять мячей в течении 20 минут, когда атаки Пеллегрини неожиданно разгромили Сорок

The Argentine was in electric form, scoring a quintet of strikes in just over 20 minutes as Pellegrini's charges came from behind to destroy the sorry Magpies

Sergio Aguero equalled a Premier League record by scoring five times as Manchester City returned to winning ways with a 6-1 demolition of Newcastle United.

Manuel Pellegrini's team lost on their previous two league outings against West Ham and Tottenham and there were fears they would suffer a repeat dose at the Etihad Stadium when Aleksandar Mitrovic opened the scoring with his first Newcastle goal.

Aguero headed the hosts level three minutes from the end of a keenly contested first half, which stood in stark contrast to the second.

City's Argentina superstar collected passes from David Silva and Kevin De Bruyne to claim the matchball by the 50th minute.

After De Bruyne volleyed a wonderful fourth, Aguero had time to add two more before departing to a standing ovation in the 66th minute – becoming the fifth player in Premier League history to score five in a match after Andy Cole, Alan Shearer, Jermain Defoe and Dimitar Berbatov.

The result moves City back to the top of the table ahead of Manchester United's trip to Arsenal on Sunday, while Steve McClaren's crestfallen and winless Newcastle fall to the bottom of the table on goal difference.

Pablo Zabaleta came into the City XI for his first start of the season following a knee problem, with Eliaquim Mangala back from a groin complaint and Fernando replacing the injured Yaya Toure.

A calf strain meant Jack Colback made way for Yoan Gouffran in the Newcastle midfield and the visitors began confidently - Moussa Sissoko thundering a volley over inside 30 seconds.

City's first sight of goal ended with a double save from Tim Krul, the Netherlands international plunging to his right to push out De Bruyne's free-kick and denying Fernando when the midfielder tried to poke home the rebound.

Mitrovic instinctively flicked a chance into Joe Hart's gloves and the Serbia striker opened the scoring in the 18th minute.

Georginio Wijnaldum was alert after Mangala blocked Kevin Mbabu's initial cross, picking out Mitrovic to nod home.
Daryl Janmaat had a goal ruled out for offside against Ayoze Perez and Mitrovic headed over before Hart brilliantly denied the same player, having once again been betrayed by his ramshackle defence.

Aguero flashed a low left-footed shot narrowly past the post and Fernandinho thumped a volley into the turf and wide before the South American duo combined for the equaliser.

Silva was the architect, manufacturing space from a short corner and lifted the ball to Fernandinho and the back post, who nodded across goal to give Aguero a simple headed finish.

Jesus Navas replaced Raheem Sterling at half-time – the winger's pace serving to stretch Newcastle and Aguero took full advantage.

Silva pounced on an error from Mbabu to find Aguero, who cut onto his left foot for a deflected shot to beat Krul.
De Bruyne released him a minute later to complete an eight-minute treble with a delicate, dinked finish and the Belgium international scored for the third top-flight match in succession when he swivelled to send an acrobatic near-post volley from Navas' right-wing cross over Krul.

There was an air of inevitability when Aguero gathered the ball on the left-hand corner of the area in the 60th minute, moving it onto his right foot to send an unerring finish into the far corner.

A scarcely believable period of five Aguero goals in 22 minutes concluded when he turned in De Bruyne's cutback.

Substitute strikers Wilfried Bony and Kelechi Iheanacho passed up opportunities to deepen Newcastle’s misery – thankfully for Pellegrini, his main man had already dealt out more than enough brutal punishment

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  That's all from me, Matthew Judge, and it has been a great pleasure talking you through all of today's exciting action at the Etihad Stadium. We hope you can join us again very soon. Take care and enjoy the rest of your weekend!
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  Next up for City is a home clash against Bournemouth while Newcastle play hosts to Norwich City at St. James' Park, with both ties to come after the upcoming international break in between.
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  Navas was the only change during the break for either side and although the former Sevilla man was bright in the second half, City's display after the interval must have been inspired by some wise words from Pellegrini during half time.
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  Mitrovic scored his first Newcastle goal since his summer move to have his side dreaming of a first Premier League win of the season, but Aguero levelled things up just before the break. In a performance out of the blue, Pellegrini's men came on strong as they dominated the first 25 minutes after the interval with five quality strikes.
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  Five goals from Aguero and a solitary strike from De Bruyne see Manchester City down Newcastle United 6-1 to return to the top of the Premier League table. After an even first half, the Citizens turned it on after the break to blow away the Magpies, who remain in the bottom three.
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  FULL-TIME: MANCHESTER CITY 6-1 NEWCASTLE UNITED
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  Thauvin curls in a poorly-driven low corner towards the near post, but De Bruyne also makes a hash of it as he slices it clear. In take two, the Newcastle man sends the set play too close to Hart who deals with the delivery.
• 90'

   

  CLOSE! De Bruyne tests Krul with a good effort towards goal before the ball sits up for Bony soon after, but the former Swansea man gets denied by an outstretched Newcastle goalkeeper to his right.
• 88'

   

  Yellow CardEliaquim Mangala
  Mangala receives a caution for a bad challenge on Mitrovic inside Man City's half. The Serbian stays down after taking a hefty whack from the French defender.
• 88'

   

  'Blue Moon' sounds around the Etihad with Man City marching towards three points due to a five-goal swing. They're returning to the summit ahead of their Manchester rivals, who play Arsenal tomorrow.
• 86'

   

  Mitrovic sets up a one-two with Thauvin but the Frenchman sends the return high into the sky, and allows Zabaleta to clear. The spillage catches the attention of Tiote but Fernando nicks it away ahead of him in what is a microcosm of this second half; City being first to every ball after the break.
• 84'

   

  The flow has been stemmed by Newcastle after a blistering opening period from Man City, but you feel it's been more down to the hosts taking their foot off the gas than the former defending well.
• 82'

   

  Yellow CardPablo Zabaleta
  Zabaleta gets his name taken by the referee late on for a poor challenge on Perez. The Argentine uses scissor-like action as he dives towards the ball and the referee makes no hesitation with his decision to award him a yellow.
• 82'

   

  We head into the final stages of the game at the Etihad Stadium and it's more of the same as Man City continue to keep possession well and interchange with one another superbly.
• 80'

   

  Bony, so eager to get his name on the scoresheet for the first time this season, tracks Tiote closely and brings the Newcastle man down in the middle of the park for a Toon free-kick.
• 78'

   

  Noise continues to come from the away stand as the Newcastle supporters stick with their team. It's brilliant to see as although their side had a chance of getting a result on the basis of their first-half display, they've been completely blown away in a heavily one-sided second period.
• 76'

   

  SAVE! Navas gets half a yard down the right and plays in Iheanacho, who gets his first touch of the ball and forces a great save from Krul with a curling left-footed effort towards goal.
• 75'

   

  SubstitutionDavid Silva Kelechi Iheanacho
  Silva strolls off the pitch to a warm reception from the home crowd as he makes way for youngster Iheanacho. Just like Aguero, it's a good move from Pellegrini to ensure the Spaniard remains injury-free with this game already won.
• 74'

   

  Man City are dominating the ball as time ticks on in the second half. There's no rush for a seventh as the damage has been done. Newcastle have almost every man back, wishing the full-time whistle would sound early.
• 72'

   

  Bony tries to get on the end of Fernandinho's pass but Coloccini cuts it out in the nick of time for Newcastle. Pellegrini looks as though he is about to make his final change of the match with Iheanacho stripped on the touchline.
• 70'

   

  Mitrovic looks to play in Perez towards the left but the Serbian overcooks his pass, which flies into the path of Hart. You have to feel for the two Newcastle forwards, who have barely had a kick of the ball as their defensive team-mates have been completely thrown onto the back foot in this second half.
• 68'

   

  Kolarov tries to play in De Bruyne down the left-hand side but Janmaat cuts out the pass and feeds in Wijnaldum. The former PSV man can launch a counter-attack for the visitors here.
• 66'

   

  SubstitutionYoan Gouffran Florian Thauvin
  McClaren makes his second change of the match as he takes off Gouffran for Thauvin. It looks as though Wijnaldum will move from the left infield and the French substitute will move onto the flank.
• 66'

   

  SubstitutionMoussa Sissoko Cheikh Tiote
  Newcastle make their final substitution of the game as Sissoko trudges off the field. Tiote comes onto the pitch as it's all about damage limitation for the Toon now.
• 66'

   

  SubstitutionSergio Agüero Wilfried Bony
  Five-goal man Aguero comes off as Pellegrini decreases the risk of him potentially picking up a niggling injury. It's clever management from the Chilean as Bony runs on as his replacement.
• 66'

   

  CLOSE! Silva gets the better of Janmaat and plays in De Bruyne inside the Newcastle penalty area and the former Chelsea man just misses the target when trying to find the far corner. Lovely move again from Pellegrini's men.
• 64'

   

  This has been an incredible turnaround from Man City. The football they are playing at this moment in time is simply sublime and Newcastle are getting destroyed.
• 62'

   

  AssistKevin De Bruyne
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  GoalSergio Agüero
  GOOOOOOOOOAAAALLLL!! It's Aguero again! Silva ghosts past Anita too easily to play in De Bruyne, who plays a first-time, low cross towards his Argentine team-mate who prods home from point-blank range at the back post. Astonishing again from the hosts.
• 60'

   

  AssistDavid Silva
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  GoalSergio Agüero
  GOOOOOOOOOOOAAAALLL!! It's 5-1 to Man City! Silva receives the ball on the half turn, swivels and plays in Aguero who shifts the ball onto his right foot too easily past Mbemba and curls into the far corner for his fourth of the game.
• 58'

   

  Silva and De Bruyne were struggling to click together in the first half, with both wanting to do the same job in the final third, but their partnership has been much more improved since the break and their picking holes in this Newcastle defence for fun at the moment.
• 56'

   

  Newcastle are keeping possession better now after a rocky opening to the second half but you feel a three-goal deficit leaves them with a huge mountain to climb as Man City are looking in unbelievable form all of a sudden.
• 55'

   

  Mangala brings down Sissoko inside his own half and hands Newcastle a chance to try and claw back a second. The ball swings in towards Perez but the attack fizzles out as Man City head up the pitch once more.
• 53'

   

  SubstitutionKevin Mbabu Jamal Lascelles
  McClaren makes his first change of the game in the face of wave after wave of Man City pressure as Lascelles comes on to replace Mbabu, who has struggled since the start of the second half.
• 53'

   

  AssistJesús Navas González
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  GoalKevin De Bruyne
  GOOOOOOOOOOOAAAALLL!! It's 4-1 to Man City and it's that man De Bruyne again! The Belgian enters the penalty area completely unmarked and acrobatically converts Navas' cross into the far corner for his fourth goal since joining in the summer. What a hit!
• 52'

   

  It's all change at the Etihad now as three goals either side of the interval for Aguero puts Man City 3-1 up against Newcastle. McClaren is lining up a change for Newcastle, who need to respond.
• 50'

   

  AssistKevin De Bruyne
• 50'

   

   

   

  GoalSergio Agüero
  GOOOOOOOAAAAALLLL!! It's a hat-trick for Aguero! De Bruyne plays a magnificent through ball right down the side of Coloccini towards the Argentine forward, who cleverly dinks the ball over the top of Krul for his sixth league goal of the campaign.
• 49'

   

  AssistDavid Silva
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  GoalSergio Agüero
  GOOOOOOOOOAAAALLL!! It's 2-1 to Man City! Silva makes the most of Mbemba's poor touch in his own half and plays in Aguero, who shifts the ball from right to left outside the box and fires past Krul, courtesy of a deflection off Gouffran.
• 48'

   

  Perez loses in a 50-50 challenge with Fernando narrowly outside the Newcastle penalty area and invites the Brazilian forward, who drives a shot straight into the arms of Krul.
• 46'

   

  SubstitutionRaheem Sterling Jesús Navas González
  Pellegrini rolls the dice for the first time as he takes off Sterling and replaces him with Navas for the next 45 minutes. The former was slightly limping towards the end of the first half.
• 46'

   

  Welcome back! Man City get us back underway for the second half here at the Etihad Stadium, with Jesus Navas coming on for Raheem Sterling in the only change made at the half-time break.
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  But City's dominance of the ball in the first half soon paid off when Fernandinho played in Aguero to level the match with a tap-in. De Bruyne has been very lively for the hosts so far but Newcastle defended well for long spells in the opening period.
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  Mitrovic opened up his Newcastle account following his summer move from Anderlecht with a superb header and the Serbian almost grabbed a second nine minutes later when Hart made a top-drawer save with his leg.
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  It's honours even at the Etihad Stadium as both sets of players head towards the tunnel following an entertaining first half. On the basis of what we saw in the opening 45 minutes, 1-1 is probably a fair scoreline.
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  HALF-TIME: MANCHESTER CITY 1-1 NEWCASTLE UNITED
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  The referee hands City a late first-half free-kick as Sterling slightly gets the better of Janmaat for pace down the left, before the Dutchman puts an arm across the ex-Liverpool winger.
• 45' + 1'

   

  Yellow CardFernandinho
  Perez bursts forward on the counter-attack through the middle of the pitch and Fernandinho reads the danger well. He pulls the Newcastle man back deliberately and receives a caution as a result.
• 45'

   

  The fourth official indicates that three minutes are being added on to the first half. Newcastle are pressing forward looking for a second now as we head towards the half-time break.
• 44'

   

  De Bruyne drives forward after picking up the spillage from his blocked cross by Mbabu and powers a left-footed effort just wide of the near post, with Krul at full stretch.
• 42'

   

  AssistFernandinho
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  GoalSergio Agüero
  GOOOOOOOOOAAAALLL!! It's 1-1 as Aguero finds the net! Silva clips in a pinpoint cross to the back stick which Fernandinho heads across goal, and the Argentine does the rest as he restores parity in the match with a close-range tap-in. Game on!
• 40'

   

  With roughly five minutes of normal time left to play in the first half, Newcastle are defending really deep to try and head into the half-time interval ahead. They've had chances to double their lead, too, despite City having the lion's share of possession.
• 38'

   

  Sissoko surges forward unmarked again down the right and he gets his head up to pick out Wijnaldum curving his run from the left infield, and the Dutchman bends a decent effort right into the arms of Hart. When they break forward, Newcastle are finding too much space in the hosts' half.
• 36'

   

  Yellow CardVurnon Anita
  Anita picks up the first card of the game from the referee for a bad challenge on Zabaleta. He leaves the ground with a bit of force and catches the Argentine with the follow through. Good call from Kevin Friend.
• 36'

   

  CLOSE! De Bruyne steps up from the free-kick and whips in a delightful ball which is right on the money, but Sissoko manages to head the ball out wide for a City corner. Fabulous defending from him.
• 34'

   

  Fernandinho rushes forward through the middle of the park as space opens up for once for City and as the Brazilian finds Aguero, the striker ignores Sterling to his left and drives an effort just wide of the post from outside the box.
• 32'

   

  City camp themselves around Newcastle's box and force the visitors right onto the toes of Krul, but their attack lacks speed and movement as the ball gets cleared towards Mitrovic. The Serbian holds it up and wins another free-kick up the pitch off Sterling to thwart the Citizens again.
• 30'

   

  Minutes after concerns raised over his fitness, Janmaat keeps in touch with Sterling all the way in a one-v-one situation and wins an important free-kick for Newcastle, as the City pressure dies down once more.
• 28'

   

  Silva tries to swivel inside the Newcastle penalty area but he gets surrounded by several players in black and white stripes before Mbemba clears the ball away. The former Anderlecht centre-back has been excellent so far today.
• 27'

   

  BIG SAVE! Sissoko drives forward down the right-hand side once more and plays a low pass originally towards Perez but Mitrovic latches onto it instead, and forces a great save from Hart's leg to keep Newcastle out. Brilliant goalkeeping.
• 25'

   

  Newcastle have two chances in a matter of minutes from the right flank. Firstly Janmaat picks out Perez with a low cross before the official on that side raises his flag for offside, before Sissoko puts it on a plate for Mitrovic and the striker just heads over from inside the box.
• 23'

   

  Fernando clips forward a neat pass to Aguero peeling away from Janmaat but Mbemba gets a stroke of fortune as he clears the ball off the former Atletico Madrid man and out for a goal-kick to Newcastle.
• 21'

   

  Although City have bossed things for the majority of the first half so far, Newcastle have always looked bright going forward, originally starting the better and McClaren will be delighted with his side's performance early doors.
• 19'

   

  Aguero works the left-hand channel on the counter-attack but Mbemba times his tackle to perfection again as he nips the City breakaway in the bud. Sterling keeps the attack alive but he sends his cross too close to Krul who gobbles it up easily.
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  AssistGeorginio Wijnaldum
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  GoalAleksandar Mitrović
  GOOOOOOOOOAAAALLLL!! It's 1-0 to Newcastle! Wijnaldum picks up the ball inside the penalty area after Mangala cleared Mbabu's low cross and the Dutchman picks out Mitrovic perfectly as the two new Toon signings combine to put the visitors in front.
• 15'

   

  It's sizzling football from City again as Silva plays in an onrushing Sterling, who takes a touch inside the box before he falls to the deck under pressure from Mbemba. Good defending from the Newcastle defender.
• 13'

   

  SAVE! Mbabu receives from Gouffran and plays forward a fantastic cross down the side of Otamendi towards Mitrovic, who diverts the ball into the arms of Hart with an outstretched leg. Great pick out from the Toon full-back.
• 11'

   

  CHANCE! Kolarov marauds down the left-hand side in typical fashion and powers in a good, fizzing cross towards an unmarked Aguero who heads facing the goal, but Mbabu gets a touch to prevent the Argentine testing Krul between the sticks.
• 9'

   

  De Bruyne is currently operating just behind Aguero at the moment with Silva coming infield from the right flank. For Newcastle, they're set up in a 4-4-1-1 with Gouffran playing in the middle of the park with Wijnaldum on the left.
• 7'

   

  CITY ALMOST TAKE THE LEAD! Gouffran fouls Silva and hands the hosts a free-kick, which De Bruyne takes and forces a great save from Krul low to his right. The ball stays alive in the box through Fernandinho but Mitrovic clears in the nick of time.
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  De Bruyne surges forward and feeds in Kolarov, who plays a lovely low ball down the corridor of uncertainty for Newcastle but Aguero fails to latch onto the pass and Krul collects comfortably.
• 3'

   

  Janmaat plays a decent one-two with Cisse down the right-hand side and wins a corner for Newcastle as Otamendi slides in to clear inside the six-yard box. Wijnaldum curls in the resulting set play but De Bruyne heads away with ease at the near post.
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  Newcastle get us underway here at the Etihad Stadium. The man in charge of the cards for today's encounter is Kevin Friend.
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  Both sets of players are stripped and raring to go as they leave the tunnel and enter onto the field here at the Etihad Stadium. We are just moments away from seeing the action start.
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  NEWCASTLE UNITED substitutes: Elliot, Lascelles, Williamson, Cisse, De Jong, Tiote, Thauvin.
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  NEWCASTLE UNITED (4-4-1-1): Krul; Janmaat, Mbemba, Coloccini (c), Mbabu; Sissoko, Anita, Gouffran, Wijnaldum; Perez, Mitrovic.
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  MANCHESTER CITY substitutes: Caballero, Sagna, Bony, Navas, Demichelis, Iheanacho, Garcia Alonso.
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  MANCHESTER CITY (4-2-3-1): Hart (c); Zabaleta, Otamendi, Mangala, Kolarov; Fernandinho, Fernando; De Bruyne, Silva, Sterling; Aguero.
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  TEAM NEWS: Steve McClaren, who boasted a fantastic record against Man City during his tenure as Middlesbrough boss, has made just one change to the side which started Newcastle's 2-2 draw with Chelsea in their last match. Jack Colback sits out of today's game with an injury and Yoan Gouffran comes in as his replacement.
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  TEAM NEWS: Pellegrini has made four changes to the side which started Man City's 4-1 defeat against Tottenham last weekend for today's affair. Joe Hart, Pablo Zabaleta, Eliaquim Mangala and David Silva all return to the first eleven.
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  The Magpies might feel as though they're playing Manchester City at the right time, with Manuel Pellegrini's men suffering back-to-back defeats in their last two league outings against West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur respectively. But the Citizens crucially triumphed in Germany against Borussia Monchengladbach in midweek and that'll give them great confidence ahead of Newcastle's visit.
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  Newcastle managed to stem the flow of a number of bad results with a 2-2 draw against reigning league champions Chelsea last weekend. They've performed well against last season's top performers so far in the new campaign with their other points coming in draws against Southampton and Manchester United, and they'll need to produce the same steely resolve at the back again today if they're to get a positive result come full time.
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  Good afternoon and welcome to our LIVE text commentary of today's Premier League clash between Manchester City and Newcastle United from the Etihad Stadium. I'm Matthew Judge and I will be your host for the match, which kicks off at 3:00pm.