Europe: Christian Atsu with an assist as Newcastle United deny Manchester City victory at home
Black Stars winger Christian Atsu came off the bench to provide an assist in Newcastle United 2-2 at home against Manchester City in the early kick-off in the premier league
The former Chelsea FC player came into the match with ten minutes remaining on the clock to end proceedings as he teamed up perfectly for his side’s second goal of the match
Manchester City took the lead through former Liverpool FC winger Raheem Sterling in the 22nd minute of the match before Dutch international Jetro Willems grabbed the leveler three minutes after City lead to end the first half of the match
Manchester City regain the lead in the second half of the game with eight minutes to end the game through Belgian midfielder Kelvin De Bruyne before Atsu assisted English midfielder Jonjo Shelvey in the 88th minute of the match as Newcastle United fought back to earn a vital point
The assist is the winger third of the season in twelve league matches
Newcastle United sits 13th on the table after 14 games with 16 points
By: Kanyiri Suburu Lucio/@SuburuAbdulai