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'Get used to it' - Former Chelsea star's message to Newcastle's Matty Longstaff after debut goal

BBC Sport pundit Pat Nevin has told Matty Longstaff to get used to the adulation he received on Sunday after his goal on Premier League debut.

Longstaff's second-half strike secured a vital 1-0 win for Newcastle over Manchester United and Steve Bruce's gamble to start him alongside brother Sean in midfield was vindicated.

The 19-year-old has been the toast of Tyneside over the last 24 hours and Nevin believes the youngster will have to get used to these 'dream' moments at Newcastle.

"That moment, with the brothers having a little hold of each other, turning around and smiling to the family in the stands is a brilliant moment for them," former Scotland winger Pat Nevin said on BBC Radio 5 Live.

BBC pundit Pat Nevin (Philip Coburn)

"It is a dream. They will be on Match of the Day 2, they will be a social media sensation. What a moment for him. Get used to it.

"When you start your career and think about your first game and who it will be against... to think you will do it against Manchester United, at home, with your brother playing alongside you - yeah, right, that will happen! Well it just has.

"He was the coolest man in the ground when the ball dropped to him."

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