Brian: A far more intense and more ruthless first 45 from Man City but yet again City lose the fight in the second half. Newcastle came to win but were outclassed by a new style Man City in the first half. Man City now need to prove that they are a match winning team that has one big game in their locker and not one good first half.
We asked for your thoughts after Wednesday's Carabao Cup semi-final second leg between Manchester City and Newcastle United.
Here are some of your comments:
Manchester City fans
Brian: A far more intense and more ruthless first 45 from Man City but yet again City lose the fight in the second half. Newcastle came to win but were outclassed by a new style Man City in the first half. Man City now need to prove that they are a match winning team that has one big game in their locker and not one good first half. City can win this cup and Arsenal will fear an aggressive Man City.
Stephen: Convincing win but still giving up to many chances for my liking which a better team would punish us for.
Gene: True to form, excellent first half and not interested in the second half. Sloppy, half hearted without much concentration, bad passes, slow tracking back, if they really want to win trophies the desire to slam the door shut must become an every match occurrence.
Nick: It was a great first half performance. The new players have settled well and we are looking great for the future. The thing that takes longer to develop is the instinct of how to close the game down when it should be won, our old guard were masters at it but it takes longer to perfect than pure match tactics.
Newcastle fans
Michael: Tie was already as good as over but Groundhog Day all the same - easily exposed and poor finishing again - that can't be a good combination.
Barry: It was always going to be a big ask to go to the Etihad and get a result. The squad is stretched and the injuries continue to pile up. I trust Eddie and the team to turn things around, plus Elanga looks a bit more like the player we hoped he would be. Now is the time for unity and to really get behind the team. Howay the lads.
J: The worst performance I've witnessed. Newcastle showed no fight, no desire, no effort. Man City cut us apart time and again, the defending was shocking! Second half was a little better but we had lots of missed chances could have drawn that on aggregate if Newcastle taken their chances!
Nick: Obviously a bit demoralising, but we had to go for it. Our biggest problem is still our wastefulness in front of goal. We are creating a host of chances most weeks. I still think Eddie is doing a great job with a slim squad. The coach isn't to blame if your strikers aren't putting the chances away.
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