Malick Thiaw has been outstanding at the back but he has played a lot of football and looks like he is running on empty a little bit. Anthony Gordon and Harvey Barnes’ goalscoring records across all competitions, not necessarily the Premier League, have been impressive, too, but there are two Newcastle players who stand out above the rest.
Bruno Guimaraes has put the club on his back at times this season and without his contribution in the first half of the campaign, I dread to think where they would be in the Premier League table.
Lewis Hall has been outstanding, too. He got huge plaudits for the way he dealt with Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal in the first leg at St James’ Park but that is something we have become accustomed to seeing week in, week out. His close control is phenomenal and his one-v-one defending has improved immeasurably.
I think he is one of the best left-backs in world football and could be England’s first choice there for the next decade. He is that good.