Eddie Howe deserves credit for revitalising Newcastle's old guard as well as their new signings

Never mind the £90m spent by enterprising new owners at Newcastle and the quality players their pot of gold has brought in for a grateful fan base.

A huge thank you must also go to Eddie Howe for the way he has revitalised those already in-house.

Easybeats have become Neverbeats.

United are undefeated this calendar year in the Premier League, unbeaten in six matches, and have accumulated 12 points from a possible 18. Relegation? Surely, surely not. I'm not having that!

The greatest compliment that can be paid to a young manager still fighting to prove he can survive and prosper in rarified air outside of Bournemouth is that he has transformed players on the brink of being written off.

Take United's deserved equaliser away to Champions League contenders West Ham. All three players involved have gone from zero to hero.

Ryan Fraser and Jacob Murphy were inventive and bright in the build up play and Joe Willock's hooked effort off the far post was a joy to behold.

Fraser is a revelation, Murphy filled in nicely for Allan Saint-Maximin, and Willock is back to his bubbling best which is a tremendous relief.

Add into the mix Joelinton, tall as Grey's Monument and unbelievably drawing comparisons with Patrick Vieira in the way he goes about his midfield work. He outshone Declan Rice which is saying something.

Then there is Jonjo Shelvey, the plodder who has become a conductor of the orchestra, and Fabian Schar who has gone from being a walking mistake to a reliable player Howe picks time and time again.

Remember too that United went down to the London Stadium without their three most influential players Saint-Maximin, Kieran Trippier, and Callum Wilson.

Yet such is the faith Howe has in Newcastle's one-time Deadbeats that he