Howe 'very proud' of United's Champions League progress

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has admitted he could not have dreamt of being level on points with Paris St Germain, Real Madrid and Liverpool in the Champions League when he arrived on Tyneside.

- by Sports Reporter

Days short of the fourth anniversary of his appointment at St James' Park, the 47-year-old saw his side claim a third win on the trot in the competition to take them to nine points from their first four games and leave them in esteemed company.

Asked if he could have imagined that the day he replaced Steve Bruce at the helm, Howe said: "That sounds nice, doesn't it? That does sound good.

"From the minute we walked in, I wouldn't have predicted that four years later. I probably wouldn't have predicted that I'd still be sat in the seat four years later, as much as I would have hoped that I would be.

"With the volatility in the game, there's no guarantee to anything, so I'm very, very proud to still be in this position and to be managing the team going forward.