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 fought back to claim a sixth consecutive victory in all competitions through first-half goals by Anthony Gordon and Alexander Isak, with Dutch centre-back Botman able to produce an assured display to cement the club's fifth-place spot in the Premier League.