Eddie Howe says late defeat to Man City is 'very, very painful'

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe says he's in no doubt they're still a very good team - despite losing 3-2 to Manchester City to make it four straight defeats in the Premier League.

They stay tenth in the table, while their opponents move to within two points of the leaders.

Oscar Bobb scored a stoppage-time winner to condemn Newcastle to defeat.

Magpies boss Eddie Howe said there was pride in a fine display.

"There was so much promise and so many good things, so to be sat here with nothing is very, very painful," Howe said.

"The lads have given so much physically in that game. The first half was everything that we want to be. We wanted to be aggressive and front foot. When you do that, you take risks, but those risks were worth it.

"You could see that it paid off at the other end. We still wanted to do that in the second half, we still wanted to play the same way, but we just couldn't deliver that in the second half."