And former England and Manchester United star Dion Dublin was also left purring at the performance from Howe's stars. The ex-striker said: "Newcastle have their mojo back. "They were so aggressive in their press and so aggressive when they got the ball to pass to Alexander Isak, Anthony Gordon or Jacob Murphy.

The January transfer window has been open for a week and much like 12 months ago, it has been a quiet few days on the transfer front not just at Newcastle United, but around the Premier League. Clubs up and down the division are worried about PSR whilst buying players is always a difficult task in a winter window that often has very unwilling sellers.

Newcastle took a massive step towards a second Carabao Cup final in three seasons with a hugely impressive semi-final first leg away win