Of course, it is impossible to completely escape a city’s feelings and expectations — especially when the club’s all-time leading scorer, Alan Shearer, texts the club captain, Bruno Guimaraes, on the eve of the game. But his message was not one spewing emotion, but a clinical instruction: “Bring that trophy back.”

Newcastle captain Bruno Guimaraes, speaking to Sky Sports:"It's all for these fans. They deserve everything. When I first came here I said I wanted to put my name in history."We can now say we are