Kevin De Bruyne produced a match-winning cameo off the bench as Manchester City came from behind to beat Newcastle United 3-2 in the Premier League on Saturday.
De Bruyne scored his first goal of the season to equalize for City before producing an added-time assist for Oscar Bobb.
De Bruyne had missed City’s previous 18 EPL matches after suffering a hamstring injury against Burnley on the opening day of the season.
Newcastle had the ball in the net in the first 90 seconds of the game but Sean Longstaff’s early goal was disallowed for offside.
In trying to stop Longstaff, Kyle Walker accidentally slid into City goalkeeper Ederson, who suffered an injury and had to be subbed off.
Walker then assisted City’s opening goal in the 26th minute when his firm cross was beautifully diverted home by a back-heeled flick from Silva.
But Newcastle led 2-1 before the half-time, thanks to two fine finishes from Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon which was only 90 seconds apart.
Five minutes after being subbed in, the Belgian scored his first EPL since April 2023 by placing a brilliant low shot into the corner of the net from 22 yards.
But he was not done yet. De Bruyne set up fellow sub Bobb with a delicious 30-yard pass in the 91st minute.
Bobb rode a sliding challenge from Kieran Trippier before beating Newcastle keeper Martin Dubravka with some excellent footwork on the edge of the six-yard box to score the first goal of his EPL career.
