While Newcastle are off to their best start to a top-flight season since 2014-15, sitting 12th with 18 points from 13 games, Tuesday’s 1-0 defeat by Championship club Brentford in the League Cup sparked a furious reaction, with some fans calling for Bruce to be sacked.
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The 23-year-old has represented Atletico since 2011, but has not turned out for the Spanish giants since the 2013-14 campaign after loan spells at Liverpool, Marseille and Sunderland.
The 25-year-old winger spent a successful loan spell at the Macron Stadium last season, scoring four times in 24 appearances before returning to Newcastle.
John Carver’s charges mustered a half-chance in the 21st minute when Ayoze Perez’s cross from the left missed head of Gabriel Obertan, but the Reds regained the ball and broke forward once again
Interim manager, John Carver, wants his Newcastle United side to avenge the 4-0 defeat to Southampton earlier this season in today’s reverse Premier League fixture at St James’ Park
This was contained in a statement signed by the Super Eagles’ Media Officer, Ben Alaiya, on Thursday