The Newcastle United defender Dan Burn is convinced that Alexander Isak could not achieved what he has without his team-mates
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Newcastle United defender Dan Burn(Image: Offside via Getty Images)
Newcastle United star Dan Burn has made a subtle point to Alexander Isak by insisting the Magpies' achievements since the takeover are very much a team effort.
There is a feeling that from the fanbase that the Sweden star has used St James' Park as a platform to move on to bigger and better things.
But in a candid interview with the club's own TV channel, Burn has offered an insight on to team spirit and insists that success in the future will only come from sticking together.
Burn's sliding and whole-hearted challenges right in front of the away end on Saturday summed up the type of passion Newcastle fans are looking for and earned one of the biggest roars of the day.
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Burn, speaking to NUFC TV, said on team spirit: "It is tighter than ever, we have worked so hard to get that team spirit.
"We have been together for a lot of years now but I don't think anybody has done anything at this club without each other.
"Nobody has done anything by themselves. It has always been a team effort and we have achieved things by sticking with each other."
Without Isak, Newcastle created a number of good openings and opportunities against Unai Emery's Aston Villa. But they could only come out of the game with a point during a hard fought encounter.
Newcastle now have over a week to prepare for the clash with Liverpool at St James' Park with the build-up undoubtedly set to be about wantaway star Isak.
However, looking back on the stalemate with the second city club, Blyth battler Burn said: "It's something to build on, a clean sheet and a point at Villa Park is a good performance. We just need that final bit at the end.
"But I'm sure St James' Park will be buzzing next Monday.
"I think we've now been about four or five weeks without Alex [Isak], so for us, he's obviously not involved at the moment.
"But we've got players who need to step up and contribute to the goals and we're ready to go."