Steve Bruce turned to his legendary mentor Sir Alex Ferguson for advice before leading his Newcastle side to a stunning victory over Tottenham on Sunday.
Bruce had been under pressure after losing the first two matches, but Joelinton's first goal for the club secured three points at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
And The Athletic has claimed that Bruce made a phone-call to his former Manchester United manager to ask for his advice regarding the ongoing turmoil at the club.
Bruce's appointment as Rafa Benitez's replacement has been met with criticism from the Newcastle fans, and Ferguson is believed to have told the former centre-back to "keep his head down and get on with it".
During his trophy-laden stint as United boss, Ferguson signed Bruce from Norwich in 1987 and the pair won nine major honours in their nine years together before the defender left for Birmingham.
Newcastle manager Bruce, meanwhile, was delighted with his side's performance after they secured a shock 1-0 victory at Tottenham.
Spurs struggled to break down the Magpies' defence and had a penalty shout after Harry Kane went down in the box, but the on-field referee Mike Dean and a VAR review ruled there was no penalty.
Speaking after the game, Bruce said: "I was delighted for the players and for the staff, all week we've worked on a system tactically and organisation and for them to go nail it the way they did on one of the big platforms in Europe, not just in the Premier League.
"They're a great side Spurs with great players, great manager - arguably as good as there is - then to come and turn them over was a big thing for all of us."
On Joelinton's first goal for the club after his £40million move from Hoffenheim, the Newcastle boss said: "He's only been at the club a month, I thought we can play to his strengths better, if we can get the ball into him, he can be pretty direct with them but he's got a left foot and a right foot.
"When you've come for a big lot of money, and of course you're a centre forward, you want to get off the mark and score.
"He had a big chance against Norwich, today though his touch and the way he's taken it was excellent. I'm delighted for him of course."
