Against the run of first-half play, the Magpies conceded to Ryan Gravenberch's long-range strike in the 35th minute before Anthony Gordon was sent off following a VAR intervention on the stroke of

With the talk prematch being about Newcastle's Alexander Isak, it was Liverpool's 16-year-old sensation Rio Ngumoha that stole the spotlight at St James' Park.

The high-level intervention comes as the transfer window enters its final week, with Isak having made his intentions crystal clear through an explosive Instagram statement last week. The striker accused Newcastle of “broken promises” and declared that their “relationship cannot continue,