Newcastle 0-1 Arsenal – Player Ratings

Steve McClaren - 7

The Newcastle boss showed savvy tactical knowledge as he set his team up with ten men for the majority of the game and could have pulled off a gutsy draw had the Magpies not conceded a scrappy goal.
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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.