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NEWCASTLE. — Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini was more concerned by Newcastle United’s fouls than the foul-mouthed language of their manager Alan Pardew after an incident-packed encounter at St James’ Park.
However, the Football Association (FA) are unlikely to be as forgiving if the report of referee Mike Jones details the obscenities used by Pardew as his side went down 2-0 at St James’ Park on Sunday.

Goals from Edin Dzeko and Alvaro Negredo lifted City back to the top of the English Premier League table, but they paid a high price as Samir Nasri suffered a knee ligament injury that could rule him out for at least a month. The major talking point of the match was undoubtedly a 34th-minute disallowed goal by Newcastle’s Cheick Tiote and the angry exchanges that followed. — AFP.