Well, we asked YOU to select your favoured Magpies XI in our recent poll – and the results are in. In Steve Bruce’s regular 5-2-3 formation, this is who our readers at the Shields Gazette voted as the 59-year-old’s best starting XI. Click and scroll through the pages to see which players make the cut:
13. SUB: Federico Fernandez/ Ciaran Clark
Fernandez and Clark can count themselves unlucky not to make the starting 11 but Schar, Lascelles and Lejeune were preferred. Photo: Mark Runnacles
14. SUB: Javier Manquillo
It was a very close vote between Yedlin and Manquillo at RWB but the 25-year-old has to settle for a place among the substitutes. Photo: Ian MacNicol
15. SUB: Matt Ritchie
A player, on reflection, Newcastle fans will want to fit into their starting 11. However, at LWB, Rose gets the nod and there is no place in the attacking areas in this vote. Photo: Mark Runnacles
16. SUB: Isaac Hayden
Should Shelvey struggle to regain fitness, Newcastle fans want Hayden next to Bentaleb in United’s central midfield area. Photo: Alex Livesey