Jonjo Shelvey has apologised for his penalty blunder in the EFL Cup shoot-out at St James' Park against Leicester City.
The midfielder went out of his way to meet reporters after the game to convey his message on a night in which the Foxes were ran close.
Shelvey and Isaac Hayden could only watch on as Kasper Schmeichel blocked two efforts to help send Leicester through 4-2 on spot-kicks .
After the game Shelvey said: "I want to apologise to the fans for missing the penalty. It was a shocking penalty on my behalf. I won't be taking them any more.
"I just wanted to come out and apologise to the fans.
"I thought we deserved more from the game and we worked our socks off against a very good Leicester side."
Shelvey stated he felt like the penalty miss had ruined the performance of his side.
He went on: "It was against a tough team but when I walked back from the shoot-out you want the ground to swallow you up.
"It ruined the performance we put in and it was horrible."
