World Cup winner curled a shot into the top corner after 31 minutes of a tight Premier League encounter at the Etihad Stadium and it proved enough for the champions to claim all three points.
Eddie Howe’s side.
Pep Guardiola’s men were far from their fluid best, but they produced a professional performance to follow up their opening win at Burnley and in Alvarez and Phil Foden they had the brightest players on the pitch.
Guardiola said ahead of the game against Newcastle he was worried after losing a number of key players, including Kevin De Bruyne, to injury.
However, Julián Álvarez scored in the first half to earn a 1-0 win to ensure City maintained their perfect start to the season with two wins from two games.
"This is the second game of the season but it is proof of the reason why we won a lot," said Guardiola.
"The mindset and mentality of this group of players amazes me every time, surprises me every time.
"Against that team and the conditions we arrive, with a lot of injuries and no rest, they played really well. How they defend and how they run and the commitment of everyone was absolutely amazing."
Phil Foden on the end of Mateo Kovacic's slide-rule pass allowed him to tee Alvarez up for an emphatic finish across Nick Pope.
Foden dazzled throughout in an advanced central midfield position and combined excellently with Haaland, only for last season's Golden Boot winner to endure an off-night in front of goal.
What City occasionally lacked in cutting edge they more than made up for with their customary control, with Newcastle forced to feed off scraps.
Josko Gvardiol repaid a chunk of his £77.5 million transfer fee with a vital challenge on substitute Callum Wilson after Rodri was bundled out of possession by Miguel Almiron and there were no further sights of Ederson's goal, with City completing a celebratory week having claimed the UEFA Super Cup with a penalty shootout win over Sevilla.
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