'I don't know how he missed' Newcastle United fans react to shocking Dwight Gayle miss in FA Cup quarter-final defeat

Newcastle United have been dumped out of the FA Cup following a comfortable 2-0 win for Manchester City at St James’s Park.

Yet it could all have been so different had sub Dwight Gayle not fired an effort over the bar from six-yards out when the game was in the balance, with City leading 1-0 thanks to Kevin De Bruyne’s penalty.

Raheem Sterling scored the second goal in the 2-0 win.placeholder image
Raheem Sterling scored the second goal in the 2-0 win.

Moments after the miss, Raheem Sterling scored the all-important second.

Speaking on Match of the Day, Alan Shearer summed it up: ‘Six yards out, it is harder to miss.'

Over on Twitter, NUFC fans were quick to have their say:

@lewis_davy: ‘I honestly don't know how Gayle missed that...... That was harder to miss’

@RoyalToon1: ‘Championship player’

@Sloan_12: ‘Mitro buries that’

@30kglucas: ‘I’m done’

@MDarpo: ‘Can't afford missing chances like that if you wanna win games.’

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