Where are they now? Newcastle’s XI from Shearer’s last game in charge

Alan Shearer rescued Newcastle as a player so many times, but in 2009 he was unable to save the Magpies from relegation from the Premier League during his spell as temporary manager.

It was a chaotic season that saw managers come and go, but Shearer was brought in with eight matches left in the campaign to steady the ship and keep the side up.

He wasn’t able to do so, winning just one match of his eight in the dugout, resulting in his beloved Magpies suffering the drop to the Championship.

A final day 1-0 loss to Aston Villa at Villa Park cemented Newcastle’s fate, but who did Shearer select in his rather unconventional 3-4-3 lineup for that match?

Here’s what the starting XI and used substitutes are up to now.

Harper was a proper servant to Newcastle, on the club’s books for 20 years from 1993 to 2013.

Only a few of those were spent as first-choice goalkeeper, but when Shay Given left in January 2009 he stepped into the departing goalkeeper’s boots.

Now Harper is the academy manager at the club, but he’s got a lot on his plate given that his son and some mates had a fight with the Under-23s he manages.

That must have been an awkward family dinner.

Coloccini was a stalwart at the back for Newcastle for eight seasons, racking up a mammoth 275 appearances in the North East.

Towards the end of his time at the club, he began picking up more and more injuries and was increasingly absent, despite being captain, often staying with his family in Argentina – yet he loved the club nonetheless.

“You have adopted me here and made me feel welcome and so happy,” he wrote in an open letter to fans when he announced he was officially moving back to Argentina in 2016.

“This list of life friends could go on and on, but I can summarise it