Goals from Aymeric Laporte, Rodri, Phil Foden and a Raheem Sterling brace saw the hosts pick up a convincing 5-0 win at the Etihad Stadium to return to the top of the Premier League table.
For Newcastle it was a familiar feeling of being beaten heavily by the Premier League champions. Eddie Howe’s side were beaten 4-0 by City in the reverse fixture at St James’s Park back in December.
While there have been so many positives for Newcastle in 2022 so far, Sunday’s result prompted us to look back at some of United’s lowest moments and heaviest defeats in the Premier League.
Amazingly, it took the Magpies six seasons to lose a Premier League match by more than three goals - how times have changed!
We’ve looked at the aggregate scorelines Newcastle have picked up home and away during each Premier League season and highlighted the club’s 10 heaviest such defeats.
9. 2021-22: Manchester City -9-0
After being beaten 4-0 at St James’s Park back in December 2021, Eddie Howe’s side suffered a 5-0 defeat to Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium in May. It’s the club’s second heaviest aggregate defeat in the Premier League. | Getty Images
10. 2007-08: Manchester United - 11-1
The Magpies were beaten 6-0 in January 2008 at Old Trafford with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring his first ever Premier League hat-trick. Just over a month later, Manchester United beat Newcastle 5-1 at St James’s Park. It was the first time Newcastle had been beaten by four or more goals twice by the same opponent in the same Premier League season and it remains the club’s heaviest aggregate defeat in a Premier League campaign. | Getty Images