Manchester City head into Saturday's clash with Newcastle buoyed by yet another Arsenal slip-up on the road. The gap between the top two stands at five points, but City have a game in hand, which means that just two points could separate the pair come the North London derby on Sunday.
The Citizens have won three of their last four in the league and have only lost one of their last 14. Pep Guardiola's men have scored at least two goals in each of their last four league games, and both teams have scored in four of City's last seven outings.
Erling Haaland leads the way in front of goal for Manchester City this season, with 22 goals in the Premier League alone. The Norwegian goal machine has scored in each of his last two appearances in the Premier League, against Fulham and Liverpool, netting three in his last five across all competitions.
Newcastle have shown signs of improvement of late, but still head into this weekend's clash at the Etihad on the back of three defeats in their last four league games. Both teams have found the back of the net in each of the Magpies' last three matches, and Eddie Howe's side lost 3-1 at City in the League Cup semi-final a couple of weeks ago.
Manchester City 2-1 Newcastle
