Gundogan repeatedly and uncharacteristically proved wasteful on the ball at St James' Park before being hooked and replaced with Phil Foden just after the hour mark.

Pep Guardiola admitted Ilkay Gundogan’s performance against Newcastle was “one of the worst” he had ever seen from the midfielder. Gundogan struggled during Manchester Citys

Pep Guardiola praised Ilkay Gundogan ’s mentality after he bounced back from one of ‘his worst games in nine years’ with a goal in Manchester City ’s Champions League win against Slovan Bratislava. Gundogan opened the floodgates with an eight-minute strike before goals from Phil Foden,