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Newcastle United had their spies in the main stand at Anfield during Liverpool's pulsating 3-3 draw with Benfica in the Champions League last week as they continue to scout Darwin Nunez.

The 22-year-old Uruguay international netted against Jurgen Klopp's men and then followed it up with a strike in the Lisbon derby as Benfica dusted off Sporting 2-0 over the weekend. Although United were joined by Manchester United and Arsenal who are also keen on the 31-goal South American star.

Landing a goal-laden signing like Nunez would get the seal of approval from most fans with Newcastle a city built on the hopes of the man wearing the number 9 shirt. It's OK talking about Alan Shearer, Andy Cole, Les Ferdinand and Macolm MacDonald and reeling off the names that wore it so well.

But we've reached the stage of the season in which the name of Bobby Shinton usually starts to circulate around the pubs and clubs of Tyneside. Shinton once netted just seven goals in a single season for the Magpies and for years set a low bar in terms of the top scorer charts.

Although, in recent years Jonjo Shelvey (6) in 2019/20 was the