Newcastle fans tear into regular starter on Twitter

Newcastle United's Dutch midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum (L) vies with Swansea City's Spanish defender Angel Rangel during the English Premier League football match between Newcastle United and Swansea City at St James' Park in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, north east England on April 16, 2016. / AFP / Scott Heppell (Photo credit should read SCOTT HEPPELL/AFP/Getty Images) /

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@GWijnaldum didn't see you at st james's. Did you turn up? #nufc
— 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐃. 𝐋𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐬 (@John_D_Lewis) April 16, 2016

Football can be a brutal sport, especially when you’re getting abuse from your own fan base – as Georginio Wijnaldum is finding out the hard way.

After his tweet following their 3-0 win over Swansea City, most of the interaction Wijanldum received was negative, and along the lines of this reply.

After such an impressive start to the season, the Dutch international will want to regain that form as quickly as possible.

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