Ayoze Perez breathed life into a decrepit Newcastle United side and was effective going forward, backwards and sideways. It was the 22-year-old's first start of the season and he reminded the away fans exactly what they had been missing. Steve McClaren will have hopefully seen enough from the Spaniard to start him again next week regardless of Moussa Sissoko's injury situation.
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.
