Newcastle player ratings in loss v Leicester: Speed machine shines with 7/10 display:

Christian Atsu – 5

Returning from injury, the Ghanaian impressed with his pace and drive down the right flank.

There is every chance that he will return to the starting XI in the coming weeks and he will hope to have a similar impact to try and rescue Newcastle’s season.

Ayoze Perez – 5

Dreadfully unlucky to see his defensive effort poke past Darlow in the goal, after he had appeared to have had a real impact on the Newcastle attack. Could see himself returning to the starting XI sooner rather than later.

Aleksandar Mitrovic – N/A

The Serbian was given minimal time to have any sort of impact, and fans will be scratching their heads as to why he did not replace Joselu sooner.

In other Newcastle United news, this 27-year-old has revealed that the club saw a summer move fall through.

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