Lucas Paqueta's desperation to impress Man City's Pep Guardiola proves he doesn't want Newcastle January transfer

Lucas Paqueta looked like he was destined to move to Manchester City over the summer to become the latest signing for Pep Guardiola's Treble winners.

However, the transfer was called off after the Football Association (FA) opened an investigation over alleged betting breaches, which Paqueta himself denies.

James Ward-Prowse had given David Moyes's side the lead heading into the break, but summer signing Jeremy Doku equalised for City a minute into the second half.

Bernardo Silva gave the visitors the advantage with a quarter of an hour to go, before Erling Haaland added City's third before full-time.

Paqueta started the game against the Treble winners and went over to the City bench to greet Guardiola, greeting the Spaniard with a hug, showing the pair remain on good terms despite the move for the Brazil international ultimately not coming to fruition.

However, there is always the potential that the move could be revisited in the January transfer window, though City might have competition for his signature.

However, it remains to be seen if that would be enough to tempt the Hammers into a sale, given that City agreed a deal worth £80 million for Paqueta over the summer.