Newcastle United gave a much better account of themselves than their last meeting with Manchester City, but still lost in extra time to Manuel Pellegrini's team in round four of the Capital One Cup. Alvaro Negredo came off the bench to score the first of two goals for the visitors after a rather lacklustre regulation 90 minutes. Strike partner Edin Dzeko was also on target. City march on to the quarter-finals despite being second best for much of normal time. Both teams were much changed after suffering morale sapping defeats to rivals following late winners at the weekend. Newcastle were put to the sword by near neighbours and bitter rivals Sunderland, ensuring the Northeast bragging rights remained on Wearside. City meanwhile succumbed to a rejuvenated Fernando Torres as Premier League titles rivals Chelsea gave them a 90th minute sucker punch following another defensive mix-up that put the spotlight firmly back on England number one Joe Hart. The likes of Yohan Cabaye and Hatem Ben Arfa were rested by Alan Pardew, but were in reserve among the subs. Manuel Pellegrini meanwhile gave Sergio Aguero and Yaya Toure the night off after a packed programme of Premier League and European fixtures. What did we learn from this League Cup tie? Here's five things we thought were important.
Jamie Clark is a qualified Web Journalist after undergoing professional training at the University of Sheffield. A prolific and accredited sports writer, he also enjoys classic comedy, historic fiction, 80s music and heritage.
