Steve Bruce says that Newcastle United’s sparkling performance against Leicester City was his best since taking over the Magpies in 2019.
The former Aston Villa boss will learn tonight whether the victory was enough to secure Premier League safety as Fulham know they must win against Burnley to keep slim hopes alive of survival.
United’s 4-2 win came at the same venue in which safety was achieved in both 2018 and 2019 under Rafa Benitez.
Bruce said: “In the first half, I think that’s probably as good as we’ve played in the couple of years I’ve been here.
“Especially given the quality of the opposition we were up against.
“We’ve had some decent performances, but considering who we were playing, the magnitude of the game and how we went about it, that first half in particular, I really enjoyed watching us play.
“Playing on the counter-attack in that way, it worked extremely well.”
