17. Papiss Cisse: 7/10
Cisse scored with ease from the penalty spot and looked confident throughout. More importantly he looked injury free and moved well around the pitch. He interchanged with De Jong well and the pair looked comfortable playing off each other. 18. Emmanuel Riviere: 4/10
Too many similarities from last season when it comes to Riviere's performance. On several occasions he got himself into strong positions only to fluff the relatively easy chance. His work rate and vision is to be admired but he is in the side to score goals and it doesn't seem like that will start happening any time soon.
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NCTJ-accredited football writer with an MA in Sports Journalism. What Culture football editor. Write for the official Newcastle United programme. Former video reporter at North News. Featured and published in the Sunderland Echo, Shields Gazette, Mail Online, The Mirror, The Sun and others.
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