Time for Howe to be brave and change No.1

BASHFUL Newcastle certainly aren't football's Casanova. They can't play away!

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United blew it again in the Champions League on France's south coast and as a consequence have recorded just one solitary win on their travels in the last seven months.

They chuck away an advantage like confetti in a high wind. In their last three fixtures outside home territory they have led 1-0 at Marseille, Brentford, and West Ham and lost the lot - conceding eight goals in the process.

A reassuring thought I must say given that United go to Everton on Saturday and quickly follow with a visit to Bayer Leverkusen in the CL and a derby at Sunderland for bragging rights.

The manner of capitulation to Marseille will spark a heightened debate on Tyneside: should Nick Pope be dropped?

Newcastle had been magnificent in the first-half employing a back three with Jacob Murphy and Tino Livramento on his wrong side acting as wing-backs and a front three using pace to counter attack their confused opponents. That they walked down the tunnel at halftime a goal up was only justice after a tactical masterclass.