Shearer says Howe ‘transformed’ struggling Newcastle players

On January 15, Newcastle United were 19th in the Premier League table with 12 points from 20 matches after going five games without a win. Two months later, the Magpies are five places and 11 points better off after an impressive run of form.

Eddie Howe was appointed Newcastle manager on November 9 and picked up just one win from eight league games before the turn of the year. The Magpies have since won six and drawn two of the nine outings that followed. Alan Shearer believes Howe ‘deserves huge credit’ for turning things around.

Shearer said on Premier League Productions: “Eddie deserves huge credit. Not (because) the players he’s brought in who have been so impressive, but (because) the players that were there already when he took over that were really struggling. He’s transformed some of those players.”

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