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:
17. SUB: Valentino Lazaro
Votes to see Lazaro included in the starting 11 were as high as 27% but supporters are happy with the threat of Almiron and Saint-Maximin for the time being. Photo: Mark Runnacles
18. SUB: Joelinton
While the £40m signing is likely to keep his place in Bruce’s side while Carroll remains sidelined, Newcastle fans prefer the local lad in attack when fit. Photo: Catherine Ivill