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·26 September 2023

Newcastle winger claims he was not happy with Howe despite Sheffield win

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Anthony Gordon has admitted he was ‘a bit disappointed’ not to start last weekend’s Premier League game against Sheffield United.

Running out resounding 8-0 winners, Eddie Howe’s Magpies were on fire at Bramall Lane.


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However, although Gordon featured for the majority of the game, the former Everton winger was only afforded such an opportunity after Harvey Barnes hobbled off injured after just 12 minutes.

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And speaking to reporters about his manager’s decision to drop him to the bench last weekend, Gordon said: “I was a bit disappointed.

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“I want to start every game, I feel like I’m playing well at the minute so I didn’t want to come out [of the side].

“Ultimately, we’ve got a really difficult season coming up and there will be probably a lot of rotation I imagine. It’s a team game and when I came on it was just about playing my part. There was no sulking on my part, I was just trying to affect the game as much as I could for the team.”

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