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Chris Waddle says Newcastle have a 20-year-old who’s a ‘very good player’

Newcastle United legend Chris Waddle praised Magpies defender Tino Livramento during the club’s victory over Arsenal at St James’ Park.

Waddle, speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live, described the 20-year-old Newcastle full-back as a “very good player”.

Livramento came on in the second half of the Magpies encounter with the Gunners – which Eddie Howe’s side won 1-0ﷺ – after Dan Burn had to come off.

Not long after coming on, Livramento got the crowd cheering with a good challenge on Gabrie🌳l Martinelli i🍬nside the box.

‘I like Livramento’

He did a good job of keeping the Arsenal forward at bay andꦏ his effo♏rts helped Newcastle end the Gunners’ unbeaten league run.

Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images
Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images

“I like Livramento, very good 𒁃player, very good 🦋going forward as well,” Waddle said, as per the website.

“Winning that𒅌 first one♚ on one duel with Martinelli will give him confidence going into the rest of the half.

“Managed to kick the b🃏all out off the Arsenal forward to win th🐻e goal kick too.”

Newcastle got the win thanks to a 64th-minute goal by Ant👍hony Gordon, which VAR ra🥂tified.

The 22-year-old scrambled the ball in after Joe W🌳illock’s cross was headed down by Joelinton.

Newcastle have foun🃏d their feet after a tricky𝓡 start to the season and will now fancy their chances of breaking into the top four in the coming weeks.

They have a solid team and, in Livramento, they have an excitin🅘g player with bags of potential.

To think he’s just 20 years of age, who k🌳nows how good he’ll be by the time he’s in his mid to late twenties.