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'The stuff of dreams' - Newcastle fans react to Matty Longstaff's goal against Manchester United

Newcastle United fans have been reacting on social media after Matty Longstaff netted his side's winning goal against Manchester United.

The teenager was handed his first start by Steve Bruce, partnering his brother Sean in the middle of the United midfield, as a replacement for the suspended Isaac Hayden

Then, with 18 minutes remaining, following a performance which was described by Gary Neville as "fantastic", he blasted a 25-yard beauty from the edge of the box past David de Gea into the bottom corner of the net.

Coming into the game, all the talk was of brother Sean, who was on United's radar during the summer, but a £50million asking price meant a deal never materialised.

But by the time the full time whistle sounded at St James Park, all the attention was on Longstaff junior.

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