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'Recent months have been tough but Magpies have shown great attitude'

Watch and listen to BBC Radio Newcastle's Simon Pryde and former Magpies defender John Anderson, as they react to Wednesday's dominant Champions League win over Qarabag, discuss Anthony Gordon's four-goal performance and look ahead to next week's second leg and the next round.

"All the hard work was done in the opening 45 minutes," said Anderson.

"It could have been so many more.

"You would say job done, Howe can rest players next week.

"The second half was just about keeping it simple and avoiding injury because we have a big game on Saturday against Manchester City.

"Every time we went forward in that first half you thought we were going to score. We can just look forward to next week now.

"Recent months have been tough on the manager and tough on the players but the reaction to the Brentford defeat has been first-class.

"They took a lot of criticism and a lot of stick but the way they reacted against Spurs, against Aston Villa and again tonight has been excellent. They have shown a great attitude."

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