City had won their previous eight games in all competitions, scoring 33 goals in the process, and looked on course to close the gap on Liverpool to one point when Sergio Aguero gave them the perfect start at St James’ Park.
But Pep Guardiola’s side were nowhere near their fluent best and Salomon Rondon equalised after 66 minutes before Matt Ritchie’s late penalty secured victory for Newcastle.
Reigning champions Manchester City took the lead after 24 seconds but suffered a shock 2-1 defeat at Newcastle United on Tuesday as the Premier League title door swung wide open for leaders Liverpool.
Bottom side Huddersfield Town look down and out after a 1-0 home defeat by Everton in Jan Siewert’s first game in charge left them 11 points adrift of the safety zone.
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