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Newcastle United: Fans gush over Christian Atsu’s display
Christian Atsu earned himself a number of plaudits for his performance on Saturday afternoon after taking to Twitter to share an image following Newcastle United’s impressive 2-2 draw with Manchester City at St. James’ Park (BBC).
— Christian Atsu (@ChristianAtsu20) November 30, 2019
As is the norm in the social media age, the Ghana international uploaded an image to the media outlet sharing a picture of him celebrating with Jonjo Shelvey after providing him with the assist to give the Magpies what appeared to be an unlikely point – as they had just 23% of the ball (WhoScored).
Man City had taken the lead through Raheem Sterling although that was short-lived as Jethro Willems pulled Steve Bruce’s side back level before the half-time whistle.
Kevin De Bruyne would have thought he had done enough to give Pep Guardiola’s side all three points at St. James’ Park with his late strike, however Shelvey’s wonderful effort beat Ederson and gave the hosts a share of the points.
Atsu was lauded by one fan on social media as an ‘unsung hero’ for Newcastle after a couple of contributions recently and appeared to make the most of the limited opportunities he had on the pitch on Saturday.
According to the data analysts WhoScored, the 27-year-old only had two touches of the ball in the 10 minutes or so he was on the pitch, making two passes with one resulting in the assist and being recorded as a key pass.
Other fans were left delighted with the impact he had made and shared their own pleasant messages to him.
Here are just some of their reactions…
Perfect done lads
— Andrew Junior (@Andy83JW) November 30, 2019
Smiles all around
— Tor Erik Odden (@torerikodden) November 30, 2019
Great pass for a fabulous goal & point
— Karen Geordie lass (@1karenannwalker) November 30, 2019
Another assist for Atsu this season…
He’s a bit of an unsung hero really!
— NUFC.org (@NUFC_org) November 30, 2019
Top assister
— DYRBER (@DanishGeordie) November 30, 2019
Your D’Man
— Mick Mahoney Supa Goalie… (@derwent1) November 30, 2019
— Laurence Taylor (@laurence_1999) November 30, 2019
Well played today
— james birch (@jamesbirch11) November 30, 2019
Well done @ChristianAtsu20 made my day
— Jørn Heggedal (@NorwegianToon) November 30, 2019
Newcastle fans, what did you make of Atsu’s short cameo? Let us know your thoughts by sharing them below!
