Newcastle United are rejuvinated by January signings, but Saint-Maximin is still the main man

Honestly, I swear Harry Houdini never produced as spectacular an escape from restrictive chains as was witnessed on a delirious Tyneside.

One down, were dire thoughts of 'here we go again' swirling round every Geordie head? Not a bit of it. No, siree. The great revivalists are on their way.

United had won only two matches all season from 23 tries but here they are celebrating back to back victories. They had never won from a goal down, but scored three to become comeback kings!

Consequently lo and behold the Magpies are out of the relegation dungeon where they have been shackled to the floor for so, so long.

Both Ryan Fraser and Kieran Trippier scored their first league goals for United during a rip-roaring second half in a team of all stars but one player stood out head and shoulders. The hero of heroes. Take a bow Allan Saint-Maximin.

Maybe five January signings have breathed hope and excitement into a Geordie crowd aching for success but when the Saint lives up to his name he is the main hope in a survival fight which goes on but now with real belief.

Eddie Howe had stated he is in the firing line with his new squad assembled while top buy Bruno Guimaraes spoke confidently of winning the big battle against relegation before going on to much greater things. Well, both would have slept easier last night.

England boss Gareth Southgate, sitting next to Amanda and her hubby, must have felt like an interloper amid all the unbridled delight and celebrations. They had spent £90m in a month, seen their first buy Trippier score, and clinched three invaluable points without Bruno or Dan Burn being called into meaningful action. Their day will come.

The first half had been crazy. Everton went ahead through an unfortunate