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Newcastle legend Shearer has liked what he has seen so far but remains realistic when it comes to their top four chances this season.

That sees them three points behind third-placed Tottenham with a game in hand as Erik ten Hag’s side look to make more progress ahead of the international break.

And a report last week in the Netherlands insisted that Man Utd have approached Van der Sar in an attempt to lure him away from his position as CEO of Ajax.

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg was also missing from the Spurs side that lost to Newcastle and his absence in midfield proved to be a huge blow.

Ten Hag has only afforded the Portugal international two Premier League starts this campaign with Ronaldo finding himself on the substitutes’ bench on a number of occasions.

The current record for goals scored in a Premier League season stands at 34 – an accolade shared between Alan Shearer and Andy Cole. With Haaland scoring at an average of 1.54 goals a game, that figure really doesn’t seem too far away.

Former Chelsea man Tony Cascarino thinks that Kepa could have done better for the Man United equaliser.

His form has coincided with a great start to the season for the Magpies as Eddie Howe’s side currently sit fourth in the Premier League table after 12 matches.

The Spaniard has started all of the eight matches Chelsea have played under Potter and is currently keeping Mendy – who was on the bench on Saturday – out of the starting line-up.

The pundit explained on Match of the Day 2: “To me, it would look like one or two didn’t like the manager, didn’t like the way he was playing and they looked a lot freer today.