Browsing: Steve Bruce

With Newcastle chiefs scrambling to find out if Emery was interested in replacing Steve Bruce on Wednesday, the 50-year-old clarified his position with a statement in the afternoon. 

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.

Four days after featuring in Germany’s humiliating 6-0 Nations League defeat to Spain, the £48m man shone against Steve Bruce’s Premier League strugglers as Chelsea made it five straight wins in all competitions.