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'It's harder to miss! He's in the middle of the goal': Alan Shearer left exasperated by Dwight Gayle's sitter from SIX YARDS out just minutes before Raheem Sterling added Man City's second against Newcastle

Daily Mail | June 28, 2020

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Alan Shearer has slammed Dwight Gayle's shocking miss as Newcastle lost 2-0 to Manchester City in the FA Cup quarter-finals.

With the Magpies trailing 1-0 in the 67th minute, substitute Gayle spurned a golden chance to equalise but blasted over from six yards out with the goal gaping.

To add to the striker's woes, Pep Guardiola's side doubled their lead just sixty seconds later thanks to a Raheem Sterling strike to seal their passage into the cup semifinals.

Newcastle's Dwight Gayle missed a sitter as his side lost 2-0 to Manchester City in the FA Cup
Magpies legend Alan Shearer (left) said the chance was 'harder to miss' on Match of the Day

After the match, Newcastle's record goalscorer and Match of the Day pundit Sharerer said: 'What is he six yards out there?

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