Today was a brilliant day for Newcastle fans, as Benitez’s side extended their lead at the summit of the Sky Bet Championship to five points, with a brilliant 0-2 victory against Leeds United.
A crowd in excess of 36,000 flocked to Elland Road for the encounter, for a game in which inform talisman Dwight Gayle notched his twelfth and thirteenth goals of the campaign, as the Magpies made it nine victories, in all competitions, on the bounce.
In this article, I’ll take a look at how Newcastle fans and players reacted to today’s Yorkshire triumph.
Twitter Reacts – Newcastle United
1 – American full-back DeAndre Yedlin was quick to praise the travelling Toon Army support following the game.
Great win from the boys today! Good to continue where we left off before international break! Top support as well! #nufc ⚫️⚪️⚫️⚪️
— DeAndre Yedlin (@yedlinny) November 20, 2016
2 – Will Benitez make history this weekend?
Rafa Benitez equals Kevin Keegan's 22-year-old record of nine wins in a row. No #nufc manager in history has won 10 in all competitions.
— Lee Ryder (@lee_ryder) November 20, 2016
3 – Like Yedlin, starlet Isaac Hayden praised the travelling contingent in his post match tweet.
Good win today, a deserved 3 points! we carry on looking to improve! Support amazing as always! We keep going 💪🏾 #NUFC
— Isaac Hayden (@IsaacHayden65) November 20, 2016
4 – To be fair, the Magpies have already secured four more league wins so far this season than they did in the whole of the last…
https://twitter.com/TheLMSavage/status/800381915295465472?lang=en
5 – Strong claim from Chris…
https://twitter.com/chrislowres92/status/800380744778612737?lang=en
6 – Curse? What curse…
https://twitter.com/Complete_NUFC/status/800375460333060096?lang=en
7 – I’m sure there’ll be many chewed fingernails on Tyneside this January…
https://twitter.com/Toon_Fan_1/status/800391137773158400?lang=en
8 – To finish this off, a message from the skipper himself…
https://twitter.com/Lascelles16/status/800374582372945920?lang=en
So, where do Newcastle United go from here? Will they clinch the club record tenth win in a row when they host Blackburn Rovers on Saturday?
Leave your thoughts and opinions in the comments below!