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‘Different class’: Alan Shearer absolutely stunned by £120k-a-week Newcastle player

Giuseppe Labellarte

Sun 9 October 2022 7:15, UK

Alan Shearer has praised Newcastle United midfielder Bruno Guimaraes for his display against Brentford on Saturday.

The Magpies made it back-to-back wins in the Premier League thanks to their 5-1 hammering of the Bees at St James’ Park.

Newcastle started well, with Guimaraes opening the scoring for Eddie Howe’s side in the 21st minute.

Kieran Trippier delivered a superb cross to the back post. And the Brazilian broke away from his marker to head home.

Just seven minutes later, Jacob Murphy made the most of a David Raya error to double the Magpies’ lead.

The Bees keeper passed the ball to Callum Wilson, who squared to Murphy for a simple goal.

Though Newcastle dominated the first half, the visitors were quick out of the starting blocks after the interval.

They eventually halved the deficit through Ivan Toney, who scored a penalty awarded due to Dan Burn’s handball.

However, Newcastle soon restored their two-goal advantage, again through Guimaraes.

The January signing drove towards the edge of the box before drilling a great effort inside the near post.

Eight minutes from time, Newcastle added a fourth.

Miguel Almiron pounced on Ethan Pinnock’s poor backpass to round Raya and tap into the empty net.

Then, in the 88th minute, Pinnock scored an own goal to make it 5-1 to the Tyneside outfit.

Joelinton crossed for Chris Wood, and the Brentford man, trying to block the delivery, put it through his own net.

A great display from Newcastle, with many players standing out, and Guimaraes once again dazzling.

Shearer took to Twitter with his assessment of the Magpies’ efforts on the day, singling the £120,000-a-week ace for praise:

Guimaraes joined Newcastle back when they were struggling last season, and helped them stay up comfortably.

This season, the Magpies have kicked on nicely, and the Brazilian is once again delivering.

After years of disappointment, it’s great that Newcastle fans can support a team challenging for glory.