Newcastle's star performer against Man City reflects on Eddie Howe's delight after the fixture
- Newcastle United grabbed an important point from the 1-1 draw against Man City.
- Newcastle's star performer against Manchester City reflects Eddie Howe's delight after the fixture.
Newcastle United, coming on the back of a series of disappointing performances, improvised a lot to grab an important point against PL Giants Man City. Against a heavily star-studded lineup, the Magpies club recollected themselves well after going a goal down in the first half to fight stronger for a point in the second half. While not for the complete 3 points, Newcastle boss Eddie Howe and the players would be very happy to get away with the crucial point from this draw.
Newcastle's star performer against Man City reflects Eddie Howe's delight after the fixture
Not only was the fixture important in helping the Magpies club regain the 5th spot in the PL table but rather it helped many of the club's big names to get back in form. Be it their star forward Anthony Gordon's equalizer, Captain Guimaraes showing his improved version, or Joelinton dating back to his best form, this collective effort would definitely have eased out many concerns of Eddie Howe and his staff.
In fact, Newcastle's star performer, arguably their best player on the pitch against Manchester City, Anthony Gordon, mentioned that Howe was delighted about the club's display in the important fixture. Speaking after the fixture, in the post-match media address, Anthony Gordon had this to say on the overall atmosphere:
"“Amazing day. Best fans in the country, and they carry us through games like that! Eddie just said in the dressing room he got a Newcastle Utd display there.”"
- Anthony Gordon
Moreover, the conventional winger, who looks much accustomed to his new forward role, spoke about his new contract at the club. Not to forget, the Magpies club, being much aware of Gordon's commitment and value addition to the Tyneside club, has offered him a significant salary hike while keeping him secure at the club till June 2030.
Mentioning his new renewal, Gordon, showing his commitment to the Magpies club, said,
"“I don’t need any persuasion to stay here. I’ve been excited to sign the contract for a long time. It shows my commitment to the club, which has never been in question!”"
- Anthony Gordon
dark. Next. Newcastle boss Howe believes the 23-year-old star is getting back to his best. Newcastle boss Howe believes the 23-year-old star is getting back to his best
Overall, with Anthony Gordon, who has been one of the best Toon stars recently, returning to his best alongside Captain Guimaraes and the Brazilian powerhouse Joelinton, things seem to be improvising at the Magpies club. Having got a crucial point against Manchester City, Eddie Howe's side would look forward to registering the complete 3 points in their upcoming PL games against Everton and Brighton.
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