17 Things Newcastle Fans Need To Know About Seydou Doumbia

6. He Loves Scoring Against English Clubs

Six goals in five Champions League matches against English clubs, to be precise... This bodes well for Newcastle who, if you hadn't noticed, play against English sides in the Premier League... Sorry. But in the Champions League, Seydou loves scoring against Premier League sides. He has two braces against Manchester City to his name, while he also notched against Manchester United in this season's competition during a 1-1 draw. In fact, Newcastle United's new forward is part of an illustrious list of players to score against both Manchester clubs in the CL, joining: Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Arjen Robben, Karim Benzema, Mario Mandzukic, Thomas Muller and Franck Ribery. This should excite Newcastle fans, but then you look at Siem de Jong's goals against City for Ajax in the same competition during the 2012/13 season and remember that it means almost nothing...