Left to right: Pep Guardiola, Eddie Howe and Sir Alex Ferguson

When Manchester City won zero trophies last season the doom and gloom merchants went into overdrive. It was the end of an era, the changing of the guard to Arne Slot and Liverpool.

Pep had been found out or had run out of fresh ideas. Old players were on the wrong side of the hill.

Oh yeah? City have discovered their mojo again, Pep is full of pep, Erling Haaland full of goals, and few would bet against City winning a trophy somewhere along the line to add to the 18 Guardiola has already delivered.

So on they come to Newcastle who are in their own mini slump in the Premier League at the moment.

It's our away form which has started the alarm bells ringing, but United haven't played that well at home either in reality.

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