Newcastle staff love what Saint-Maximin does after training and 'incredible' Joelinton truth

Eddie Howe has revealed that Allan Saint-Maximin always wants to stay out after training to work on his end product as the Newcastle United star looks to move to the next level with the Magpies.

Saint-Maximin has already scored five goals this season - more than he managed during the whole of the previous campaign - and the robust Frenchman has also laid on three assists after not missing a single game for the club.

To put those numbers into perspective, Saint-Maximin has been directly involved in a third of Newcastle's goals this season and his goals, alone, have helped the black-and-whites earn five precious points.

Everton boss Frank Lampard described Saint-Maximin as 'unplayable' following his talismanic display in the 3-1 win against the Toffees on Tuesday night and the fruits of the work the 24-year-old has been doing on the training ground is bearing fruit.

"There's always ways to improve every player and I think it's sometimes a case of sitting down with the player and running through a series of things and just asking questions, really," Howe told reporters on Zoom.

"It's asking questions about decisions on the pitch and moments in the game that maybe you can isolate and think, 'Could that have been a better decision?'

"So we do that with every player regardless of their position, regardless of their age. We'll do that with Maxi and he's working very hard.

"I have to say he's always wanting to stay out afterwards and improve, whether it's his shooting or his crossing, and he's always working on things so we can't compliment him enough for that."

Whereas Saint-Maximin may have previously had to leave Newcastle to fulfil his ambitions, under the previous regime, the forward is very happy at the club - and it