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‘Outstanding’, ‘here to stay’: Some Newcastle fans blown away by £12m man’s ‘masterclass’ today

A number of Newcastle United fans have praised Matt Ritchie on Twitter after his impressive performance in the Magpies’ return to Premier League action on Sunday.

Steve Bruce’s charges took on Sheffield United at St James’ Park as the hosts played their first competitive game in three months.

It proved a perfect day at the office for Newcastle as they ran out 3-0 winners over Chris Wilder’s high-flyers, who had John Egan sent off five minutes into the second half.

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Allan Saint-Maximin opened the scoring for the Tyneside outfit on 55 minutes following a calamitous error by Enda Stevens.

Ritchie provided the assist, a low ball into the centre which the Blades defender failed to connect with, allowing Saint-Maximin to fire home at the far post.

The winger then got himself on the scoresheet in the 69th minute with a thunderous effort from the edge of the area.

Joelinton then wrapped up the scoring 12 minutes from time as he netted from close range from Miguel Almiron’s pinpoint ball.

As well as his two goal contributions, Ritchie covered a lot of ground and was by far the loudest player on the pitch, his orders clearly audible.

Plenty of Newcastle fans were impressed with the Scotland international’s display and raved about him on social media.

Here is some of the reaction: