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‘Unreal’, ‘done us proud’: Some Newcastle fans blown away by 25-year-old’s ‘incredible’ display today

A number of Newcastle United fans have taken to Twitter to praise Isaac Hayden’s superb display for the Magpies today.

Steve Bruce’s charges battled to a 3-2 win over Southampton, despite having fallen to nine men.

Newcastle debutant Joe Willock, on loan from Arsenal, opened the scoring in the 18th minute.

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Miguel Almiron then fired home a second to put Newcastle in control before a Takumi Minamino goal put Southampton back in the match.

Callum Wilson followed Javier Manquillo off with an injury, before Almiron grabbed his second of the game.

A great James Ward-Prowse free kick then put Saints within a goal again, and when Jeff Hendrick was sent off and Fabian Schar carried off, the Magpies had to finish the game with nine.

Newcastle hung on and got over the line for all three points, with Hayden playing a crucial role in the latter stages as he defended admirably and cleared his lines time and time again.

Plenty of Magpies players earned praise after the game, but the 25-year-old stand-in defender was especially lauded for his masterclass at the back.

Here is what some fans were saying on social media: