Following his team’s 4-0 thrashing of Newcastle United in his first game at the Etihad, Manchester City coach Manuel Pellegrini hailed his players on a “very specialnight.” David Silva, Sergio Aguero, Yaya Toure and Samir Nasri all got on the score sheet in a game that effectively ended as a contest when Newcastle defenderSteven Taylor was shown a straight red card shortly before halftime.